Virgil Partch cartoons and artwork, circa 1940s-1973.

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Virgil Partch cartoons and artwork, circa 1940s-1973.

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This collection comprises approximately 3,700 comics, cartoons, illustrations, and other original drawings and artwork created by cartoonist Virgil Partch, also known as Vip. The majority of the collection consists of original cartoons and comic strips of Partch's syndicated feature Big George, which appeared in over 300 newspapers throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Samples of freelance cartoons that were published in Collier's, Liberty, Look, True, and the New Yorker are included along with original calendar illustrations produced and sold for True magazine. Partch illustrated several books and this collection includes the galleys and original illustrations from two children's books,The Dog who Snored Symphonies andThe Christmas Cookie Sprinkle Snatcher as well as the cover art for Partch's first published book It's Hot in Here. Additionally this collection includes early abstract artwork from the 1940s and 1950s.

14.9 linear feet (21 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 7968579

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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Virgil Partch, also known as Vip, was the creator of the popular syndicated cartoons Big George and The Captains' Gig. He was a successful freelance cartoonist and book illustrator in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s and was widely known for drawing outlandish characters with distorted anotomy. His cartoons were published in numerous magazines including Collier's, True, Playboy, and The New Yorker. He also published 19 books of cartoons and illustrated 12 others, including the two c...