John Alcorn Collection
Scope and Contents
The John Alcorn Collection consists of illustrative production material from six titles between 1963-1967, including proof paste-ups with separations, ink illustrations, and text proofs.
Dates
- 1963-1967
Creator
- Alcorn, John (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Access and Use:
Collection is open for researchers with no restrictions. Registration with the collection is required.
Copyright:
This collection is protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials.
Biographical Sketch
Born in the New York borough, Long Island, February 10, 1935, John Alcorn is an illustrator of countless children's books, along with nonfiction, poems, and non-English language readers. Alcorn studied graphic art at Cooper Union, acquiring skills in calligraphy, architecture, typography, illustrations and advertising and dimensional design. Briefly tied to the CBS-TV art department in 1958 and other advertising agencies prior, Alcorn decided to free-lance exclusively. His scope includes book illustrations, paperback covers and periodical illustrations for McCall'sand Sports Illustrated.
Biographical source: Something About the AuthorVolume 31, 1983.
Extent
5 boxes
Abstract
The John Alcorn Collection consists of illustrative production material from six titles between 1963-1967, including proof paste-ups with separations, ink illustrations, and text proofs.
Physical Location
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- Title
- John Alcorn Collection
- Author
- Sharlene Murphy
- Date
- 10/04/2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Collecting Area Details
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