17:50 I'm not sure if Mr. Spiegelman is mixed up about his own work or I'm confused, but that photo is of *Vladek* after he was freed from the camps, and an enterprising photographer was taking photos of people who could dress in a cleaned-up camp uniform, which Vladek decided to do, to have a photo of himself. That's not Richieu, that's Vladek. Richieu is indeed in the little bitty picture up on the wall in the house Art grew up in, that was Art's dead, and therefore ideal, rival in childhood.
I know this was posted 8 months ago, and I’m three days late, but to Art, happy late birthday!
i love this man's mind
17:50 I'm not sure if Mr. Spiegelman is mixed up about his own work or I'm confused, but that photo is of *Vladek* after he was freed from the camps, and an enterprising photographer was taking photos of people who could dress in a cleaned-up camp uniform, which Vladek decided to do, to have a photo of himself. That's not Richieu, that's Vladek. Richieu is indeed in the little bitty picture up on the wall in the house Art grew up in, that was Art's dead, and therefore ideal, rival in childhood.