R. Crumb. Spoolmen by R. Crumb, 2006-2007. 30 Wooden spools and display case. Courtesy David Teich. Photo: Tom Griggs.

Installation view R. Crumb’s Underground, 2009. Photo: Matthew Pelletier.

R. Crumb. R. Crumb Presents R. Crumb, Zap #7, 1974. Ink on paper. Courtesy Eric F. Sack. Photo: Matthew Pelletier.

R. Crumb. The New Yorker, cover February 21, 1994. Watercolor on paper. Courtesy Eric F. Sack. Photo: Matthew Pelletier.

R. Crumb's Underground Past

February 2–March 7, 2009

R. Crumb. Spoolmen by R. Crumb, 2006-2007. 30 Wooden spools and display case. Courtesy David Teich. Photo: Tom Griggs.

Installation view R. Crumb’s Underground, 2009. Photo: Matthew Pelletier.

R. Crumb. R. Crumb Presents R. Crumb, Zap #7, 1974. Ink on paper. Courtesy Eric F. Sack. Photo: Matthew Pelletier.

R. Crumb. The New Yorker, cover February 21, 1994. Watercolor on paper. Courtesy Eric F. Sack. Photo: Matthew Pelletier.

R. Crumb's Underground is an eclectic exhibition of work spanning the past four decades by the inimitable R. Crumb; including collaborations old and new and the world premiere of Crumb's "spool" drawings.

Artist
R. Crumb
Location
Stephen D. Paine Gallery
Free and open to the public. Always.
Credits

This exhibition was curated by Todd Hignite and organized by the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco.

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