MARKET DAY

MARKET DAY JAMES STURM

A TIMELESS MEDITATION ON ART AND COMMERCE SEEN THROUGH THE LIFE OF AN EARLY-TWENTIETH-CENTURY JEWISH RUG MAKER An expectant father, Mendleman's life goes through an upheaval when he discovers he can no longer earn a living doing the work that defines him—making well-crafted rugs by hand. A proud artisan, he takes his donkey-drawn cart to the market only to be turned away when the distinctive shop he once sold to now only stocks cheaply manufactured merchandise. As the realities of the market place sink in, Mendleman unravels. Sturm draws a quiet, reflective and beautiful portrait of eastern European in the early 1900s–bringing to life the hustle and bustle of an old-world market place on the brink of the Industrial Revolution. Market Day is a timeless tale of how economic and social forces can affect a single life. An award-winning cartoonist of the books Golem's Mighty Swing, James Sturm's America, Satchel Paige: Striking out Jim Crow, and Adventures in Cartooning, Sturm is a true visionary, having co-founded the alternative weekly the Seattle Stranger and the Center for Cartoon Studies, the country's premier cartooning school.

JAMES STURM

James Sturm is the co-founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies, where he currently serves as the school's director. Alexis Frederick-Frost has been published by Nickelodeon Magazine, First Second Books, and others. Alexis currently lives with his wife in South Carolina. Andrew Arnold's work has appeared in several publications, including Nickelodeon Magazine and Cambridge University Press. Originally from Houston, Texas, Andrew currently lives in New York City.