Discovering Tomi Ungerer: expect the unexpected.
After this Village Voice cover, read the biography of Tomi Ungerer for his first 20 years and get a sense of perseverance in the face of adversity.
Then watch the documentary about his life, Far out is not far enough. Make sure to not miss the part where his mother explains to a German officer why speaking French in Nazi occupied Alsace is a good idea. Hint: Mr. Ungerer's mother was one bright courageous lady.
The Village Voice poster that made "expect the unexpected" famous is but a tiny part of his work.
We were surprised to find that Tomi Ungerer was America's most prolific and hugely popular author of children's books in the 1960's. While drawing and writing children's books, he does "The Underground Sketchbook" and introduces the world to a minimalist, funny to gross style you should best explore yourself in your favorite web search engine's image search.
Make sure to turn off the family filter for this.
When his multiple tracks of work became widely known, his career as a children's book author was over, he left New York for Canada.
If your travel takes you to the French city of Strasbourg, a visit to the Tomi Ungerer museum is a good idea.
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