The Art of Dr. Seuss: A Retrospective on the Artistic Talent of Theodor Seuss Geisel Hardcover – January 1, 2002

Beautiful book. Great for any Suess collector.

This rare volume includes both the 1986 catalog of an exhibition of Dr. Seuss' art at the San Diego Museum of Art and The Secret Art Collection, which includes the (sometimes rather) adult artwork of Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss' real name). This is an amazing introduction to the work of this artist, who I of course read as a child. The exhibition catalog provides a fascinating biography of Geisel's work from his advertising days to his children's books. I had long suspected that The Lorax was a plea to care for the environment. I know of at least one environmental activist who was deeply shaped by The Lorax. However, I hadn't known that the book Marvin K. Mooney Will you Please Go Now! is about Richard Nixon. The essay puts Giesel's work into a larger cultural and political context and is a lot of fun to read. The Secret Art is a lot of fun to look at. Anyone who read Dr. Seuss as a child and still remembers him with fondness should treat themselves to this book.