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About Art Spiegelman

Art Spiegelman is the author of numerous comics and graphic novels, including the seminal Maus, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize in 1992. His newest work, portions of which appeared in VQR, is Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*!, forthcoming from Pantheon this October. His cover for this issue is his fourth for VQR since 2004.

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Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*! (Installment #4)

Art Spiegelman

Below is an excerpt from the fourth installment of Art Spiegelman’s ongoing comix memoir. The full five-page installment can be yours when you subscribe or purchase this issue.
 

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