The piece is titled, "Our Cancer Year (Four Walls Eight Windows, 1994)" and it was written by Joyce Brabner and Harvey Pekar. This is a non-fiction comic that tells the story of Harvey overcoming cancer and his journey with his wife Joyce. Our Cancer Year was illustrated by Frank Stack (he also goes by Foolbert Sturgeon). Purdue owns 3 of the original sheets of this comic. In this piece it is the 2nd in date from the other 2 Purdue holds. This scene depicts a moment of Harvey's life where he is imagining his life flashing in his eyes in a pessimistic way. The marks are expressionistic in a way that adds dimension and emotional turmoil to the scene. He has a hard time hearing his wife due to his depressive and suicidal thoughts. As time passes, he begins to lose himself more to his cancer in mindset and body.
Type of Print
Comic
Artwork Details
Medium
Pen and Ink
Subject
Harvey Pekar
Acquisition
Accession
2012.03
Source or Donor
Frank Stack
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Artist
Frank Stack
Date made
1994
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Print number and run
Location
Bottom of page
Transcription
9-15 / panels 799-804 / Book pages faces p. 173-172 / 173
Language
English
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Print
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Colors
Color
Black, Gray, White
Color Notes
All done in large strokes and cross hatching. The gray tone is created from the dashes in the piece.
