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Steenrod, Sarah, 2006

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 24

Content Description

From the Collection:

Drawings of varying size, political cartoons, sculpture, books, framed items, scrapbooks, sketchbooks, slides, video tapes, and news clippings.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Patrick Oliphant artwork and papers collection contains materials documenting the life and work of artist Patrick Oliphant. It covers his career as a political cartoonist from 1955 to 2015, including thousands of original cartoon drawings. It also includes examples of his other artistic works, like sculptures, sketches, paintings, lithographs, and other drawings. Oliphant’s artwork, especially the political cartoons, cover a wide variety of political and cultural topics, both in the United States and across the globe and could be useful to researchers interested in many aspects of political and social history in the second half of the 20th century.

The collection also includes materials that provide insight into the creation and promotion of exhibits of Oliphant’s work, travel and speaking engagements, and business papers documenting sales of his artwork. It contains personal papers and correspondence, including a large number of letters from the public. Photographs also provide insight into the creation and promotion of Oliphant’s pieces. The collection also contains audiovisual materials, consisting mostly of interviews with Oliphant.

Dates

  • Creation: 2006

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 80 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States