John Cage – Philip Nel

Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss Biography. Appendix D: End Your Silence

September 9, 2011Philip NelBiography, Crockett Johnson, Ruth KraussBiography, Crockett Johnson, John Cage, Remy Charlip, Ruth Krauss

The final appendix omitted from my forthcoming biography of Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss (2012) also chronicles their early opposition to the war in Vietnam and – unusually – has Ruth’s name on it as well. Why did she sign this one? I think because she particularly abhorred violence. One of her friends told me that even cartoon violence upset

It Looks Like Snow

As winter continues its assault, let’s turn to a classic book about winter: It Looks Like Snow (Greenwillow, 1957), Remy Charlip‘s picture-book tribute to John Cage. Like Cage’s 4’33” (1952), Charlip’s piece makes the audience’s experience the subject of its experiment. The primary difference of course is the specific sense through which we apprehend the art