Pen, Marker
Object number2018.7.7 a,b
Manufacturer
Sakura Color Products Corporation
Date1990-2018
OriginJapan
MediumPlastic; Metal; Felt; Ink
Credit LineGift of Tim Menees
DescriptionPigment marker pen, Pigma Graphic 3. Cylindrical tan plastic body that widens slightly toward flat, black base. Broad black felt tip with black pigment ink. Cylindrical tan plastic cap with silver metal clip on side. DimensionsLength x Width x Depth (a-b together): 5.313 x 0.438 x 0.5 in. (13.5 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm)Length x Diameter (a): 5 x 0.375 in. (12.7 x 1 cm)
Length x Width x Depth (b): 1.438 x 0.438 x 0.5 in. (3.7 x 1.1 x 1.3 cm)
Marks(a)
Side has black and red printed text:.
"[flower logo] / SAKURA / PIGMA / GRAPHIC 3 / Micro pigment ink for waterproof and fade proof illustrations / 3.0 mm line width / [text in other languages] / Item No. XSDK3 / SAKURA COLOR PRODUCTS CORP. JAPAN"
Side also has black circular logo with text at center "AP" and around the perimeter "CERTIFIED / ART & CREATIVE MATERIALS INSTITUTE"; text just below logo is "CONFORMS TO / ASTM-04236".
(b)
Top end has tan "3".
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 2018.7.2) 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.
On View
Not on view
1969-1974