0Mad Magazine's Mad GeniusA new retrospective celebrates the Michelangelo of Mad magazine, Basil Wolverton, who influenced a generation of illustrators, including R. Crumb. VIEW OUR GALLERY.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 2:51PM EDT / Published Aug. 06, 2009 10:00AM EDT Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Fire From the Sky, c. 1950Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Goon Loons, Caption: We itch with a rich itch we can't ditch, chorused the Goon Loons., c. 1939Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Self-Portrait, 1974Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Topps rough for gum card series #26, c. 1964-65Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Topps rough for gum card series #23, c. 1964-65Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Joel HoleheadCourtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Three Faces in One, 1973Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Smelling Flower, 1970Courtesy Gladstone Gallery
Fire From the Sky, c. 1950Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Goon Loons, Caption: We itch with a rich itch we can't ditch, chorused the Goon Loons., c. 1939Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Self-Portrait, 1974Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Topps rough for gum card series #26, c. 1964-65Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Topps rough for gum card series #23, c. 1964-65Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Joel HoleheadCourtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Three Faces in One, 1973Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York Smelling Flower, 1970Courtesy Gladstone Gallery