University of Chicago Library

Preliminary Inventory to the Robert L. Evensen Alumni Collection circa 1967-1974

Descriptive Summary

Title:	Evensen, Robert L. Alumni Collection
Dates:	circa 1967-1974
Accession Number:	2021-162
Size:	2.1 linear feet (1 folder, 1 oversized folder)
Repository:	Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.
Abstract:	Robert L. Evensen is an alumnus of the University of Chicago. This collection consists of comics and posters from Chicago artists, including the art group, the Hairy Who.

Information on Use

Access

This collection is open for research.

Citation

When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Evensen, Robert L. Alumni Collection, Acc #, Box #, Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library

Biographical Note

Robert L. Evensen graduated from the University of Chicago Graduate Library School in 1974. After graduation, he worked as the Creative Arts Librarian at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts and retired as Associate University Librarian.

This collection consists of posters and comic books from the Chicago group, the Hairy Who. The Hairy Who was a group of six Chicago artists who exhibited together during the mid-1960s. The group was made up of Jim Falconer, Art Green, Gladys Nilsson, Jim Nutt, Suellen Rocca, and Karl Wirsum.

INVENTORY

Box Folder 1

Hairy Who Comics n.d.

Box Oversized Folder 2

Chicago Artists Posters n.d.