Collection jo.fish - Jo Fischer Cartoon Collection

Identity area

Reference code

US IlHpHS jo.fish

Title

Jo Fischer Cartoon Collection

Date(s)

  • Bulk, 1954-1969 (Creation)
  • 1938, 1945-1971, 1987 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.3 Linear feet : 12 folders

Context area

Name of creator

(1900-1987)

Biographical history

Jo Fischer (1900-1987), Chicago Sun-Times Cartoonist, was born in 1900 in Highland Park, IL, He studied at the Chicago Art Institue and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He created the cartoon strips "Duets" and "From Nine to Five" which ran in the "Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate" from 1944 to the mid-1970's. In 1963 he and his two brothers Leo Fischer and Maurice "Ritz" Fischer, were presented with the "Press Vet of the Year" award, by the Chicago Press Veterans Assc.

Archival history

Unknown.

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Scope and content

This collection is comprised of, ink drawings, manuscript submissions and installments of the comic strip "From Nine to Five" and "Duets" created by cartoonist Jo Fischer. The three manuscript submissions present in this collection are all stylistically different, both in terms of graphics and humor, from his most famous comic strip "From Nine to Five". The variety of dates covered in this collection also demonstrate how "From Nine to Five" evolved over time; While, the original ink drawings found in this collection provide some insight into Mr. Fischer's illustrating process and its evolution over time.

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Accruals

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Language of material

  • English

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Language(s)

  • English

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Archivist's note

Processed by Patrick Cerny, 2011.

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Physical storage

  • Box: 1