Edwin Eugene Herron drawings, circa 1968-1979

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Summary

Creators:
Herron, Edwin Eugene, 1907-1984 and Intercontinental Press
Abstract:
American artist working under the name Copain. Depicts world leaders and revolutionaries. Used to illustrate the journal Intercontinental Press.
Extent:
7 manuscript boxes (2.8 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Edwin Eugene Herron drawings, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Edwin Eugene Herron Drawings consist of original line drawings appearing as illustrations in Intercontinental Press, a journal published in New York from 1963 to 1986 on behalf of the United Secretariat of the Fourth International, and edited until his death in 1979 by Joseph Hansen. From 1963 to 1968 its title was World Outlook. Almost all of the drawings are caricatures of contemporary world leaders and other public figures, and are frequently satirical in nature. The drawings are undated but are predominantly or entirely from the late 1960s and from the 1970s.

Biographical / historical:

The artist Edwin Eugene Herron was born in Chinook, Montana, in 1907, and died in Fort Bragg, California, in 1984. Herron produced the artwork in this collection under the pen name Copain. He was a lifelong friend of Joseph Hansen and voluminous correspondence between Herron and Hansen will be found in the Joseph Hansen Papers in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. The Edwin Eugene Herron Drawings were donated to the Hoover Institution Library & Archives by the Anchor Foundation in 2004.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2004.
Arrangement:

Arranged in a single alphabetical series by country.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Edwin Eugene Herron drawings, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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