Description
The materials consist of cartoons related to cars and technology. The car-related material includes "Nigel Shiftright" cartoons
and other cartoons done for Road and Track magazine, both in black and white and in color. The technology-related material
includes black-and-white cartoons with annotations, editorials, color cartoons, artwork, reprints and tear sheets, and select
issues of publications in which various cartoons appear. Includes both physical cartoons and digital surrogates; some digital
surrogates on disk.
Background
Joseph Troise (born 1942) and Phil Frank (1943-2007) collaborated on cartoon work for Road and Track magazine beginning in
1986. The two developed the cartoon charater "Nigel Shiftright, Automotive Anachronism" for the magazine. In addition to their
work for Road & Track, Troise is an automobile appraiser and an author, and Frank had a successful career as a cartoonist,
writing the comic strips "Farley" and "The Elderberries." The two also worked on other technology-related artwork together.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
(2 flat boxes and 2 manuscript boxes)
Restrictions
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization
to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
Availability
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Digital files are closed
until processed.