Mr. Peanut Drawings
Vincent Trasov
- Publisher
- New Documents
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2017
- Category
- Illustration, Monographs
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781927354285
- Publish Date
- Jan 2017
- List Price
- $49
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Description
In 1970, Trasov assumed the identity of Mr. Peanut, donning a handmade paper mâché replica of the mascot of the Planters Peanut Company. Soon after, he produced The Mr. Peanut Mayoralty Campaign of 1974, a twenty-day performance developed in collaboration with members of the Vancouver arts community. The legume quickly became Trasov’s cipher and central component of his practice. Mr. Peanut Drawings collects nearly a hundred of Trasov’s Peanut drawings together with a text by Nancy Tousley.
Edited by Jeff Khonsary
About the authors
Nancy Tousley is a Calgary-based independent art critic, journalist, and curator. She is the author of numerous books, including A Sublime Vernacular: The Landscape Paintings of Levine Flexhaug. She received the Governor General’s Award in Media and the Visual Arts in 2011 for her distinguished contribution to art in Canada.
Basée à Calgary, Nancy Tousley est critique d’art, journaliste et commissaire d’exposition. Elle est l’autrice de nombreux ouvrages, notamment A Sublime Vernacular: The Landscape Paintings of Levine Flexhaug. En 2011, elle a eu l’honneur de recevoir le Prix pour contribution exceptionnelle aux arts visuels ou médiatiques du Gouverneur général du Canada.
