Brenda Starr, Reporter

Drawing

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Porter County Museum

Name/Title

Brenda Starr, Reporter

Entry/Object ID

1901.13.1

Description

This pen-and-ink drawing painted with watercolor by Dalia “Dale” Messick was made for the Brenda Starr, Reporter multi-panel daily comic published on Sunday, April 18, 1971. This sequence shows Brenda Starr, Hank O’Hair, and Pesky Miller bringing a baby elephant named Tembo to the city zoo. Each panel was illustrated, painted, cut-out, and glued onto a paper in preparation for publication.

Type of Drawing

Pen-and-Ink

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink, Watercolor

Acquisition

Accession

1901.13

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Messick, Dalia

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame dimensions

Height

16 in

Width

28 in

Exhibition

Selections from the Permanent Collection (Cain Gallery, Winter 2025-26)