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:

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:

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:

Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

This collection is located on-site.

Terms of access:

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:

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:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
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