Format

Drawing; 3 panel comic strip

Medium

Ink on paper

Scope and Contents A pair of Burroughs’ “automatic drawings” from the cycle of Surrealistic experiments he created in Paris while his 1959 novel Naked Lunch was being prepared for publication. Inspired to try his hand at visual pieces by the artist Brion Gysin—who was assisting Burroughs in the organization of the book, and would later become a long-time collaborator—the drawings arrange loose circular spirals and diagonal scrawls, respectively, in rows and columns over the...

Description

A woman sits in a chair holding a baby while a man stands behind an empty chair and holds back a curtain to look out the window. An empty bassinet sits next to the woman.

Format

Drawing

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

17.25 x 13.5 inches

Scope and Contents This collection contains 18 original illustrations by Charles Johnson. Johnson had aspirations of becoming a cartoonist from a young age and ended up publishing comic strips in his college newspaper, the Daily Egyptian. After college, Johnson continued making editorial cartoons that focused on Black life and civil rights. At the age of 22, Johnson created a collection of gag cartoons published in his book Black Humor (1970) in a style similar to those found in New...

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.

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.

Description

A woman dressed in cowboy boots, pants, and a fringed vest sits on a rock looking into a compact mirror in one hand while holding lipstick in another. In the background are a group of people on horseback and to the left a cowboy gazes at her.

Format

Painting

Medium

Ink on board

Dimensions

16 x 20 inches

Description

A 3/4 portrait of a woman wearking a blue hat adorned with a cardinal. The woman is framed by a background of flowers and holds a muff in her ringed hand.

Format

Painting

Medium

Gouache on paper

Dimensions

13.5 x 16.5 inches

Description An illustration of two couples, each in their own panel. The couples are from different cultures but are both posed in the same manner: a male in the front while the female stands behind him in what seems to be a show of support. Both couples are picutred standing outside in a meadow. Format Drawing Medium Ink on paper Dimensions 16.25 x...