Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located on site.
A large collection of original comic and illustration art; a considerable number of articles of clothing; tapes and CDs; documents; photographs; ephemera.
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 on site.
Single reproductions may be made for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to secure permission for publication or use from the appropriate copyright holder.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Fly Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Fly Zine Archive, The Mary and Robyn Campbell Fund for Art Books and gift of funds from Mary and Bob Mersky. Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Purchase, 2023. Accession: 2022-2023-M051; 2023-2024-M047; 2022-2023-M051
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Fly (née Elen Orr) is a comics artist, textile artist, "crusty-punk," musician, feminist, squatter, illustrator, chronicler, teacher, and community activist. She has documented the Alphabet City/Loisaida neighborhood in comics, zines, photography, and more over the course of more than three decades. This collection of artwork, zines, sketchbooks, photographs, clothing, tapes, etc. document much more than just an artist's career; it documents the history of a movement and a neighborhood.
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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