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 1st in date from the other 2 Purdue holds. This page describes a scene mainly of Joyce distraught by a call from a person named Dana. Later in the comic Joyce is distraught from the call Dana gives her and she is left dazed from the backlash. After some time, she then turns to the Book from the Marx Brothers.
Type of Print
Comic
Artwork Details
Medium
Pen and Ink
Subject
Joyce Brabner, Harvey Pekar and Dana
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 the comic
Transcription
8-4 / panel 661-666A / Book page 146-147 / 146
Language
English
Material/Technique
Pen
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.
