“Boggs: A Comedy of Values.”

This week I read Lawrence Weschler’s “Boggs: A Comedy of Values,” his book about J. S. G. Boggs, the guy famous for drawing his own versions of nations’ currencies and getting businesses to accept them at face value. His beautiful, currency-like artwork is actually worth a great deal more to collectors than the faux face value, and the entire endeavor raises really interesting questions about money, value, and economics. His repeated run-ins with the law, including the Secret Service, just make the story more interesting. The book is really more about economics than art. Having heard about and admired what he’s doing for many years, I particularly enjoyed learning what this is actually all about. I’d love to get own one of Boggs’ bills. Recommended.

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Waldo Jaquith (JAKE-with) is an open government technologist who lives near Char­lottes­­ville, VA, USA. more »