Joseph W. Reed es profesor emérito de estudios cinematográficos y americanos. En la década de 1970, se dedicó al grabado y la pintura, produciendo obras caracterizadas por su sobriedad y meticulosa atención al detalle histórico. Sus series temáticas, como "Chief Executives Underwater" y "First Ladies In Space", exploran yuxtaposiciones inesperadas y ofrecen perspectivas irónicas sobre la historia y la cultura estadounidenses. Tanto en su producción artística como en sus publicaciones académicas, Reed profundiza en los matices de la identidad estadounidense y su representación en diversas formas de arte.
A darkly humorous look at etiquetteIn hyperbolic fashion, the preface to this volume reads, "There are times in the lives of us all in which we are at a loss for words. This volume attempts a partial solution." What follows are thirty things perhaps we shouldn't say, but find ourselves saying anyway. The book is pointedly funny.
Death of a Poet is rhyming couplets meet etched illustrations in this whimsically dark chapbook about poets and their deaths. Dog Truths includes absurd graphs, charts, and diagrams that tell the truth about dogs-their size, attitude, and likeability is laid bare for all to read and enjoy.