Winsor McCay (1867–1934)
Author of Little Nemo: 1905-1914
About the Author
Image credit: 1906
Series
Works by Winsor McCay
Dinomania: The Lost Art of Winsor McCay, The Secret Origins of King Kong, and the Urge to Destroy New York (2015) 33 copies
Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics [1911 short film] (1911) — Director — 6 copies
Little Nemo in Slumberland 2 copies
Little Nemo's Wild Sleigh Ride 2 copies
Little Nemo 3 2 copies
Little Nemo - The Complete Comic Strips (1905) by Winsor McCay (Platinum Age Vintage Comics) (2013) 1 copy
Little Nemo 7 1 copy
Little Nemo 1906–1910 1 copy
Dreams and other stories 1 copy
Little Nemo. 1908 1 copy
The Genius of Winsor McCay 1 copy
Little Nemo de 1912 à 1926 1 copy
Associated Works
Forgotten Fantasy - Sunday Comics, 1900-1915: Visions from Lyonel Feininger, Winsor McCay and Many More (Giants of the… (2005) — Author — 9 copies
The Movies Begin, Volume 5: Comedy, Spectacle, and New Horizons [Videorecording] (2002) — Director — 3 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- McCay, Winsor
- Legal name
- McKay, Zenas Winsor (birth name)
- Other names
- Silas
- Birthdate
- 1867-09-26
- Date of death
- 1934-07-26
- Burial location
- The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, US
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
Canada (birth) - Birthplace
- disputed; either Michigan, USA, or Ontario, Canada
- Place of death
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - Education
- Cleary's Business College
- Occupations
- illustrator
comic strip creator
editorial cartoonist
filmmaker - Awards and honors
- Winsor McCay Award (1974)
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Statistics
- Works
- 85
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 2,197
- Popularity
- #11,677
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 38
- ISBNs
- 135
- Languages
- 8
- Favorited
- 9
Meet Little Nemo, a diminutive hero of comic narrative, but one of the greatest dream voyagers of the 20th century. The master creation of Winsor McCay (1869–1934), restless sleeper Nemo inspired generations of artists with his weekly adventures from bed to Slumberland, a realm of colorful companions, psychedelic scenery, and thrilling escapades.
Nemo’s creator Winsor McCay was a founding figure in the modern American entertainment industry, above all with his revolutionary comics, which set standards for panel layout and storytelling technique, timing and pacing, and architectural and other detail that left an inestimable influence on subsequent artists, including Robert Crumb and Federico Fellini.
TASCHEN’s sumptuous Winsor McCay: The Complete Little Nemo 1905–1927 collects, for the very first time, and in full, glorious color, all 549 episodes of Little Nemo. In the illustrated accompanying volume, art historian and comics expert Alexander Braun places Winsor McCay’s life and work within the cultural history of the U.S. media and entertainment industry, and explores the immense art historical value of McCay's dream narrative. At once an adventure story, visual delight, and piece of cultural history, this publication is a tremendous monument to one of the most innovative pioneers—and one of the most intrepid explorers—of comic history.
The second volume, in style of newspaper pages, is a softcover edition examining McCay’s life and work, illustrated by historical photographs and documents. Art historian and comics expert Alexander Braun places Winsor McCay’s life and work within the cultural history of the U.S. media and entertainment industry.… (more)