Stephen Bissette collection, 1901-1999
Collection context
- Creator:
- Bissette, Stephen
- Extent:
- 3 Linear Feet (1 document box; 2 record cartons)
- Language:
- English .
- Scope and content:
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The first phase of the Bissette donation consists of 24 leaves from a 1902 print collection of R.F. Outcault's "Pore Lil' Mose" Sunday comic (1901), plus one leaf from a 1904 edition. This strip details the letters home of a young African-American boy on a trip to New York City, and features racial stereotypes and dialect.
- Biographical / historical:
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Stephen Bissette is an artist, editor, educator, and more. Making his name as the artist on Alan Moore's SWAMP THING, he went on to be a noted horror comics artist, an editor at Kevin Eastman's Tundra publishing house, and a long-time instructor at the Center for Cartoon Studies. The collection includes a wealth of material from Bissette's days at Tundra, including his work on the indie comics anthology TABOO and roughs of Scott McCloud's UNDERSTANDING COMICS.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located on-site.
- Terms of access:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts/University Archivist, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Stephen Bissette Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
- Researchers interested in viewing materials in the RBML reading room must must book an appointment at least 7 days in advance. To make the most of your visit, be sure to request your desired materials before booking your appointment, as researchers are limited to 5 items per day.
- Contact:
- rbml@library.columbia.edu