Eric Orr papers, 1984-1986

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1745
Bib ID:
11503289 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Orr, Eric
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

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

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

Comic art and related material.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

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

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Eric Orr Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2014.2015.M108: Source of acquisition--Eric Orr. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--2/10/2015.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.

Biographical / Historical

In the 1980s, Eric Orr was a graffiti artist, cartoonist, and designer of hip-hop logos and t-shirts. He created the first hip-hop comic book--Max, the Rappin' Robot--in 1986, and did graffiti jams in the subways with Keith Haring. This small collection of materials, primarily from 1984 through 1986, highlights the intersection of comics and hip-hop in New York.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Comics (Graphic works) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Caricatures and cartoons CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Cartoonists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID