A sumptuous edition of Melville\'s epic tale of hubris and obsession, gorgeously illustrated by Alex Katz In 1948, while enrolled in an illustration course at Cooper Union, Alex Katz (born 1927) created 27 pen and ink drawings inspired by Herman Melville \'s 1851 novel Moby-Dick ; or, The Whale .
Moby-Dick.
Katz, who had first read the book at 13 years old, was drawn to its experimental and digressive structure.
A sumptuous edition of Melville\'s epic tale of hubris and obsession, gorgeously illustrated by Alex Katz In 1948, while enrolled in an illustration course at Cooper Union, Alex Katz (born 1927) created 27 pen and ink drawings inspired by Herman Melville \'s 1851 novel Moby-Dick ; or, The Whale