Roth Art On Updike’s Desk
When I interviewed Arnold Roth in 2016, we spoke about the cover art he provided for John Updike’s Bech series. Last night I came across this 1983 TIME Magazine ad and was pleased to spot a stack of Arnie’s Bech Is Back art on Updike’s desk.
On the top of the pile is what looks to be a proof, and just below it, looks very much like original art (Updike had all three Roth Beck cover originals in his collection).
Here’s Updike on Roth:
“All cartoonists are geniuses, but Arnold Roth is especially so. The first time I saw a Roth drawing, I was zapped…A superabundant creative spirit surges through a Roth drawing like electricity; the lines sizzle.”
— From John Updike’s introduction to Poor Arnold’s Almanac (Fantagraphic Books, 1998).
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