![]() ![]() Marcellino noted that, “As an artist, I don’t really want to editorialize about a book – to make a statement about it from a point of view. Tom Wolfe is a best-selling author whose noted works include The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Painted Word, The Right Stuff, and The Bonfire of the Vanities. He flies over the supposed boundary between graphic and fine art at will. ![]() In fact, Fred’s treatment of the title was one of several brilliant touches in what turned out to be a uniquely stylish (as well as profitable) work of art. But I try not to interfere in publishing decisions like that one. “You can’t read the title,” I said to myself. The first time I laid eyes on Fred Marcellino’s cover design for The Bonfire of the Vanities, I was stupefied. "About Fred Marcellino," by Author Tom Wolfe: ![]() Collection of the Estate of Fred Marcellino. ![]()
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