Comic Art Teaching and Study Workshop (CATS) collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 1049

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Original comic art and box 1 of comic books stored onsite at Fondren Library, boxes 9-10 of printed comic books offsite at the Library Service Center.

Content Description

This collection of original and printed comic art forms part of the Comic Art and Teaching Workshop at Rice University. A portion of the works have been created by American artists, including a three-panel Mickey Mouse comic strip by Walt Disney, a Bil Keane “Family Circus” illustration and multiple works from Chic Young’s famed “Blondie” series. Mexican, German, Chinese, and Japanese artists are also featured.

Processing, digitization, and exhibit creation for this material has been undertaken by Rice undergraduates under the leadership of Chris Sperandio, as part of Fondren Fellows projects in 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Dates

Creation: 1932 - 1990

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish from this material should be faciliated through the Woodson Research Center, woodson@rice.edu.

Biographical / Historical

This collection is part of the the Comic Art Teaching and Study Workshop, or CATS, based in the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts at Rice University. It has been curated by Christopher Sperandio, CATS founding director and Associate Professor of painting and drawing, Rice Unversity.

Extent

10 Linear Feet (10 boxes + oversize materials)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection is part of the the Comic Art Teaching and Study Workshop, or CATS, based in the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts at Rice University and accessible via the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. It features original and printed comic art by American, Mexican, Chinese, German, and Japanese artists.