Mr. Peanut Drawings - Vincent Trasov

Published by New Documents
168 Pages, Cloth bound, First edition
ISBN: 978-1-927354-28-5

27 × 19.5 cm 

In 1970, Trasov assumed the identity of Mr. Peanut, donning a handmade paper mâché replica of the mascot of the Planters Peanut Company. Soon after, he produced The Mr. Peanut Mayoralty Campaign of 1974, a twenty-day performance developed in collaboration with members of the Vancouver arts community. The legume quickly became Trasov’s cipher and central component of his practice. Mr. Peanut Drawings collects nearly a hundred of Trasov’s Peanut drawings together with a text by Nancy Tousley.

Edited by Jeff Khonsary