Mikhail Aleksandrovich Drizo Papers, 1911-1954

Collection context

Creator:
Drizo, Mikhail Aleksandrovich, 1887-1953, Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953, Mili︠u︡kov, P. N. (Pavel Nikolaevich), 1859-1943, Tėffi, N. A. (Nadezhda Aleksandrovna), 1872-1952, and Chernyĭ, Sasha
Extent:
3200 items 7 boxes; 1 oversized folder
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

The collection consists mostly of his original drawings for Russian periodicals, including "Odesskiĭ listok" Odesskie novosti" "Ruĺ" and "Vozrozhdenie" and also for various French titles. There is also correspondence, including single letters from such emigre figures as Ivan Bunin and Pavel Mili︠u︡kov; a manuscript of Nadezhda Teffi's "Nichego Podobnogo" with Drizo's drawings of its characters; and copies of two books illustrated by Drizo: MAD"Tak bylo" (Odessa, 1918), and S. Chernyĭ"Zhivai︠a︡ azbuka" (Berlin, 1922) (the original drawings for the latter work are also included).

Biographical / historical:

Caricaturist in Russia and France who used the pseudonym MAD.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
Before you visit:
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Contact:
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