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-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007]+'''Joe Coleman''' (born [[November 22]] [[1955]]) is an [[United States|American]] illustrator and painter.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007]
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 +==Biography==
 +He was born Joseph Coleman, Jr. in [[Norwalk, Connecticut]] to a [[World War II]]-veteran father and the daughter of a professional [[Boxing|prizefighter]]. He was raised [[Roman Catholic]].
 + 
 +===Work===
 +[[Image:CosmicRetribution.gif|right|frame|Cover of Coleman's ''[[Cosmic Retribution]]'']]
 + 
 +Coleman's subjects are [[pop icon|pop]] [[icons]] of a sort who are often transgressive, criminal, and "outside" the mainstream radar. In some ways, much of his style makes reference to the [[Spain|Spanish]]-[[Mexican]] religious tradition that [[Frida Kahlo]] also drew upon; Coleman's work is sometimes reminiscent of [[Basil Wolverton]]'s.
 + 
 +===Pranks===
 +His pranks — including appearing to blow himself up and [[medieval]]-style [[geek]] antics — have been documented in the ''[[Pranks!]]'' volume of [[Re/Search Books]], along with the works of some of his contemporaries such as [[Boyd Rice]].[[Image:JoeColemanMouseGeek.jpg]]
 + 
 +===Interests===
 +Coleman is an avid enthusiast for weird, dark American culture and a serious collector of [[sideshow]] oddities. He's a patron of [[Johnny Fox]]'s [[Freakatorium]] in [[New York City]] (where he lives) and was a supporter and good friend of the late [[rockabilly]] [[eccentricity (behavior)|eccentric]] [[Hasil Adkins]]. He also acted in [["Black Hearts Bleed Red"]], a 1992 film adaptation of [[Flannery O'Connor]]'s short story [[A Good Man Is Hard To Find]], made by New York independent film director [[Jeri Cain Rossi]].
 + 
 +==Subjects Coleman has portrayed==
 +*[[Grover Bergdoll]]
 +*[[Edgar Allan Poe]]
 +*[[Boxcar Bertha]]
 +*[[Jack Black (author)|Jack Black]]
 +*[[Albert Fish]]
 +*[[Harry Houdini]]
 +*[[Paul John Knowles]]
 +*[[Charles Manson]]
 +*[[David Owsley]]
 +*[[Hasil Adkins]]
 +*[[Carl Panzram]]
 +*[[Quantrill's Raiders]]
 +*[[Hank Williams]]
 +*[[Mary Bell]]
 +*[[Kip Kinkel]]
 +*[[Timothy McVeigh]]
 +*[[Edward Teller]]
 +*[[Indian Larry]]
 +*[[Celine]]
 + 
 +==Book Covers==
 +Coleman's work has been featured on the covers of many books including:
 +*''[[Apocalypse Culture]]''
 +*''[[You Can't Win]]''
 +*''[[The Mystery of Wolverine Woo-Bait]]''
 +*''[[Apocalypse Culture II]]''
 +*''[[Under the Empire of the Birds]]''
 + 
 +==References==
 +*''[[Cosmic Retribution]]: The Infernal Art of Joe Coleman'' by Joe Coleman ([[Fantagraphics]], 1992, paperback, ISBN 0-922915-06-7; [[Feral House]], 1993, hardcover, ISBN 0-922915-13-X).
 +*''[[The Man of Sorrows]]'' by Joe Coleman ([[Gates of Heck]], 1993, hardcover, ISBN 0-9638129-0-4; republished in 1998).
 +*''[[Original Sin: The Visionary Art of Joe Coleman]]'' by Joe Coleman, [[John Yau]], [[Jim Jarmusch]], [[Harold Schechter]], and [[Katharine Gates]] ([[Heck Editions]], 1997, paperback, ISBN 0-9638129-6-3).
 +*''[[R.I.P., Rest in Pieces]]: A Portrait of Joe Coleman'' (1997, directed by [[Robert-Adrian Pejo]], starring Joe Coleman and [[Jim Jarmusch]], [[DVD]]).
 +*''[[The Book of Joe]]'' by Joe Coleman, [[Anthony Haden-Guest]], [[Katharine Gates]], Asia Argento, Rebecca Lieb, and [[Jack Sargeant]] ([[Last Gasp]]/[[La Luiz de Jesus Press]], 2003, hardcover, ISBN 0-86719-578-9).
 +*''[[Muzzlers, Guzzlers, and Good Yeggs]]'' (Fantagraphics Books, 2005, hardcover, ISBN 1-56097-628-4).

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Joe Coleman (born November 22 1955) is an American illustrator and painter.[1] [May 2007]

Contents

Biography

He was born Joseph Coleman, Jr. in Norwalk, Connecticut to a World War II-veteran father and the daughter of a professional prizefighter. He was raised Roman Catholic.

Work

Coleman's subjects are pop icons of a sort who are often transgressive, criminal, and "outside" the mainstream radar. In some ways, much of his style makes reference to the Spanish-Mexican religious tradition that Frida Kahlo also drew upon; Coleman's work is sometimes reminiscent of Basil Wolverton's.

Pranks

His pranks — including appearing to blow himself up and medieval-style geek antics — have been documented in the Pranks! volume of Re/Search Books, along with the works of some of his contemporaries such as Boyd Rice.Image:JoeColemanMouseGeek.jpg

Interests

Coleman is an avid enthusiast for weird, dark American culture and a serious collector of sideshow oddities. He's a patron of Johnny Fox's Freakatorium in New York City (where he lives) and was a supporter and good friend of the late rockabilly eccentric Hasil Adkins. He also acted in "Black Hearts Bleed Red", a 1992 film adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's short story A Good Man Is Hard To Find, made by New York independent film director Jeri Cain Rossi.

Subjects Coleman has portrayed

Book Covers

Coleman's work has been featured on the covers of many books including:

References

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