The foreboding words “What next?!!” conclude the original piece, and "Civilized Hell" echoes the closing mood of Crumb's original strip. The increasingly congested progression leads to the final panel, bleakly illustrating an urban street corner clogged with traffic, utility lines and overdevelopment. The first panel was a timeless image of a lush, unspoiled countryside, and each panel subsequently showed the addition of modern industrialization and advancements, such as railroads, dwellings and automobiles. When first published in an ecologically focused magazine called CoEvolutionary Quarterly in 1979, A Short History of America consisted of 12 black and white panels. The animation was provided by the marketing agency Beautiful Digital. Crumb agreed, supplying all 15 panels of the piece for use in the video. Nelson was inspired to contact Crumb for permission to use A Short History of America in the song’s video, as well as to see if animation could be added. I believe in taking care of the planet, but I’m more practical. Less government is better in my opinion, I’m a proponent of local initiatives. But I would say I’m more for creating local demand than trying to regulate industry with more government. "I’m passionate about small family farms and their importance, for example, so in that way you could say that I’m for counterculture, if the culture we are referring to is the mass consumerist culture that values quantity over quality with devastating environmental practices. "I tend to align with ideals that don’t fall easily on one side of the aisle or the other," says Nelson. RELATED: Watch the 'Illumination of Jim Woodring' Documentary, In Full! A subsequent reissue of the novel 10 years later included new illustrations by Crumb, whose underground comix of the 1960s were strongly associated with that same counterculture era. The Monkey Wrench Gang was originally written by Edward Abbey in 1975, and told the story of a group of environmental activists’ efforts in the American southwest during the country’s counterculture movement. I took a lot of inspiration from that book and wrote the song 'Civilized Hell' upon finishing it. "When I was around 19 years old, I was given a book called The Monkey Wrench Gang. "There’s an interesting genesis to this," Nelson told CBR. The group’s song "Civilized Hell" likewise acknowledges the disadvantages and consequences of modern progress, making Crumb’s visuals a fitting corollary to the song, and a natural accompaniment for the band’s video. Any Customs duty or VAT (value added tax) due on arrival to any foreign country is the sole responsibility of the Buyer.Crumb’s piece chronicles the American countryside’s descent from pristine grassy hills into dirty urban concrete cities, albeit with modern conveniences. If you live outside the USA, contact me for shipping cost. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Payment for your item is due within seven days. New Condition! Never hung - No pinholes - No tack marks - Beautiful!! Satisfaction Guaranteed! Be sure to add me to your favorites list ! Check out my other items ! Master Card, Visa, American Express, Discover and Pay Pal accepted. Published by Kitchen Sink Press, this 1997 printing is on coated stock. In this 15-panel version Crumb depicts three possible futures: a.) Lower left shows the "Worst case scenario: ecological disaster b.) Center: "The fun future: Techno fix on the march!" c.) Lower right: "The ecotopian solution." Measures 22 inches high x 24 inches wide. After the popular but depressing 12-panel poster went out of print, Crumb added three panels to answer the "What next?" question posed in his original final 12th panel. It was rearranged and colored by Peter Poplaski in 1981 and quickly became Kitchen Sink Press' best-selling poster. This artwork first appeared in black & white in 1979 in the ecological magazine Co-Evolutionary Quarterly and in Snoid Comics. Arguably cartoonist Robert Crumb's most popular and most timeless image, this poster shows the gradual metamorphosis of a single plot of land from virgin wilderness to urban decay in 12 panels. Crumb's "A Short History of America" poster.
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