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DIRA. Original Works of Art

 Collection Subgroup
Identifier: DIRA
Collections containing original works of art relating to visual culture.
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Archie Comics Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MGHL-00048
Content Description

Original art, papers, records, ephemera and photographs related to the operation of the Archie Comics franchise.

Dowd Illustration Research Archive Artwork Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MGHL-00034
Scope and Contents

This collection includes original artwork on paper and board in addition to related published reproductions.

Rose O'Neill Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MGHL-00046
Scope and Contents

The collection contains original artwork published in Good Housekeeping and Cosmopolitan. The original works of art feature mostly children and Kewpies. The collection also contains published materials in the format of books, proofs and tear sheets.

Al Parker Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MGHL-00002
Scope and Contents

The collection includes material relating to Al Parker's personal and professional development, photographs of artist models, original artwork, and artwork reproduced from magazines.

Robert Andrew Parker Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MGHL-00005
Scope and Contents

The Robert Andrew Parker collection includes rich holdings of original artwork, book proofs, hundreds of tearsheets and related printed material.

Walt Reed Illustration Archive

 Collection
Identifier: MGHL-00019
Scope and Contents

The collection includes over 200,000 magazine tearsheets, 8000 magazines, 1200 books, and approximately 150 original works by American illustrators from the late 19th century well into the mid 20th century. Currently, the original works of art and reproductions of original art (series 1 through 5) are processed and included in this finding aid. The tearsheets, magazines, and books are still unprocessed and may not be readily available to researchers. Please call ahead.

Jack Unruh Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MGHL-mghl00001
Scope and Contents

The collection includes material relating to Jack Unruh's creation of original artwork, and artwork reproduced from magazines, publications, and other materials.

Robert Weaver Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MGHL-00003
Scope and Contents

This collection includes original artwork in various formats and published material by Robert Weaver mainly dating between the 1950s and the 1970s.

Craig Yoe Teaching Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MGHL-00047
Description Craig Yoe is widely known for his expansive career as a collector, historian, publisher, cartoonist, and art director. He has been an active comics champion since the mid-1960s when he produced fanzines about comics history in his parents’ basement. Yoe has been collecting comic books, artwork, rare books, periodicals, and ephemera for 50 years. The collection consists of an impressive selection of books, periodicals, and numerous original works of art spanning six decades. The Craig Yoe...