Card with Cartoon by Jack Jordan, Signed by Fischetti's Colleagues: see Oversize, ca. 1972
Scope and Contents note
This series includes material about Fischetti's awards, including the Pulitzer Prize and Sigma Delta Chi award. Further materials include two brief biographies, newspaper clippings, obituaries, and articles published after his death regarding the Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition and exhibit at Columbia College, Chicago. There are a handful of photographs of the cartoonist at work and with others, including Studs Terkel, Bob Cromie, and Bill Mauldin. Also included are small sketches by Fischetti, and cartoons by other artists such as Jim Borgman, Morrie Brickman, Johnny Hart, and Wayne Stayskal. In addition, there are two poster-size cards to Fischetti, featuring cartoons by Al Hainke and Jack Jordan, and signed by employees at the Daily News. See Box 29 for oversize materials.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1972
Creator
- From the Collection: Fischetti, John R. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The John Fischetti papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
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