Datum, Lisa, 1994
Scope and Content of the Collection
Individual works of various artists commissioned by the Chicago Reader as cover art, or to illustrate features, news articles and columns.
The collection contains original pen and ink drawings, charcoal drawings, paintings, and computer-generated images by local, regional and nationally known artists and illustrators. Works were published as cover art or to illustrate feature stories or columns. Included in the collection are multiple small drawings and cartoons by Slug Signorino, illustrator of the nationally syndicated question and answer column The Straight Dope since 1975, early pen and ink drawings by innovative comic artist Gary Panter, and illustrations by Chicago musician and artist Archer Prewitt.
Dates
- Creation: 1994
Creator
- From the Collection: Chicago Reader (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Chicago Reader artwork collection is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org