Images(3)

Pen, Marker

Object number2018.7.2 a,b

Manufacturer Chartpak, Inc.

Date1990-2018

OriginUnited States of America

MediumPlastic; Felt; Ink; Paper; Adhesive

Credit LineGift of Tim Menees

DescriptionThick gray marker with chisel felt-tip head appears dark red. Cylindrical black plastic housing with white and black paper label adhered around sides. Removable black plastic fluted cylindrical cap that is wide at base and tapers toward top. DimensionsLength x Diameter (a-b together): 5.75 x 0.813 in. (14.6 x 2.1 cm)
Length x Diameter (a): 5.625 x 0.625 in. (14.3 x 1.6 cm)
Length x Diameter (b): 1.313 x 0.813 in. (3.3 x 2.1 cm)
Marks(a)
Side label has black and white text including:
"aD TM / MARKER";
"CERIFIED BY / AP / NONTOXIC / ART & CRAFT MATERIALS INSTITUTE / Conforms to / ASTM D4236";
"WARM / GRAY #2 / P-192 / (173)";
"Chartpak / MADE IN U.S.A.";
"[barcode] / 0 14173 08143 8".

(b)
Faded red number on top "2".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of supplies used by cartoonist Tim Menees during his career as a cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and as a contributor for the Pittsburgh Quarterly. Menees grew up in Seattle and worked as a reporter and columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer before moving to Pittsburgh in 1976. Menees was the cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette for almost thirty years. Since 2006, he has been a frequent contributor to the Pittsburgh Quarterly. Menees purchased a Pelikan 120 pen (2018.7.3) and filing rock (2018.7.8) around 1976-1978 because it could handle India Ink. These were used until about 1990. He stopped using these because of ink spilling. He switched to markers, both Sharpies and other marker-type pens. According to Menees, cartoonists always tried different types of pens to see what worked. He used the larger markers (like this one) to shade grey, because brown copies as gray when in black-and-white.

Previous owner Tim Menees

Related institution Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (founded 1927)

Related institution Art and Creative Materials Institute, Inc.

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