Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Herman, Victor J. |
| Title: | Victor J. Herman Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1943-1974 |
| Quantity: | 6.0 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Papers of the American illustrator, painter, and commercial artist. Collection includes correspondence, clippings and articles about Herman, and original and published artwork. The bulk of the collection consists of commercial work done for the 7-Up company. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Vic Herman (1916-1999) was an American cartoonist and illustrator. He worked primarily in corporate art, and created many familiar characters such as Winnie the Wac (U.S. Navy), Elsie the Cow (Borden), Reddy Kilowatt (electricity generation industry), 7-UP Sam (7-Up), Lernda Lesson, Roscoe, Al Vann, Keg and Case, Sad Shad (Johnson & Johnson), Mike Master, Two Dollar Joe, Will Selmore, Hy Proof, Mr Magic Motion Mojud Man, The Phillips 66 man, and Bert Brew. He also illustrated and wrote books for elementary public school children and taught at schools in California and at New York University.
Herman began to develop a love for Mexico when he attended Mexican-American elementary schools as a child in California, and when he returned to painting later in his career, some of his work focused on Mexico and Mexican themes. His paintings created a cultural bridge between Mexico and the United States, since both governments individually sponsored his work, and he was known as the "Norman Rockwell of Mexico" and "Ambassador With A Brush." Other high points of his career included covering Mexico for Gourmet magazine, being given a gallery to display his works in Los Angeles from the Mexican government, and being the only American or Mexican to sketch the dances of the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico while on tour.
The Vic Herman Papers consists of correspondence, memorabilia, original art and printed material. The bulk of the collection consists of commercial work done for the 7-Up company.
Correspondence contains a small number of letters to Herman from various individuals. A few items relate to Herman's 1973 "Faces of Mexico" exhibit.
Memorabilia includes several articles about Herman and a variety of articles, clippings, advertisements and other material relating to Herman's 1973 "Faces of Mexico" exhibit.
Original art contains paste-ups, sketches, and photocopied proof pages for work Herman did for 7-Up, as well as magazine cartoons and illustrations, some original Winne the WAC cartoons, and miscellaneous sketches and color work.
Printed material contains final printed version of some of the 7-Up publications and a few magazine illustrations.
All material is arranged alphbatically by type and then by title; within each title items are arranged chronologically.
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
My Days Are Made of Butterflies by Sano M. Galea'i Fa'apouli, illustrated by Vic Herman, transferred to Rare Books for cataloging. Please refer to SUMMIT, our main catalog to locate this item.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Victor J. Herman Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Created by: DMW
Date: Nov 1979
Revision history: 6 Jun 2008 - converted to EAD (MRC);
8 Sep 2010 - processed, updated (MRC)
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous 1968-1974 - includes some related to "Faces of Mexico" | ||||||||||
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Articles about | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | "Many Faces of Mexico" exhibit 1973-1974 | ||||||||||
| Original art | |||||||||||
| 7-Up | |||||||||||
| Progressive Sales Manual | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Paste-ups, pages 1-71 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 2 | Paste-ups, pages 72-146 | ||||||||||
| Sales Maker's Idea Book | |||||||||||
| Oversize 3 | 1969, Nov, Dec Paste-ups | ||||||||||
| Oversize 3 | 1970, Mar, Aug-Dec Paste-ups | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1970, Mar, Aug-Dec Proofs and typescript | ||||||||||
| Oversize 3 | 1971, Jan-Feb Paste-ups | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1971, Jan-Feb Proofs and typescript | ||||||||||
| Oversize 4 | 1971, Mar-Jul, Dec Paste-ups | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1971, Mar-Jul, Dec Proofs and typescript | ||||||||||
| Oversize 5 | 1972, Jan-Feb, May-Dec Paste-ups | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1972, Jan-Feb, May-Dec Proofs and typescript (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 5 | Undated Paste-ups | ||||||||||
| Selling, Advertising and Merchandising with 7-Up SAM | |||||||||||
| Oversize 6 | 1965 Jul, Sep-Dec Paste-ups | ||||||||||
| Oversize 7 | 1966 Jan-Feb, Apr-Dec Paste-ups | ||||||||||
| Oversize 8 | 1967 Jan-Sep, Nov-Dec Paste-ups | ||||||||||
| Oversize 9 | 1968, Jan, Feb, Mar, May, Jun Paste-ups | ||||||||||
| Magazine work | |||||||||||
| Oversize 10 | Magazine cartoons 1943-1947 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 10 | Magazine illustrations 1940-1960 | ||||||||||
| Winnie the WAC | |||||||||||
| Oversize 10 | Miscellaneous cartoons undated | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Oversize 10 | Sketches, color work undated | ||||||||||
| Printed material | |||||||||||
| 7-Up | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Progressive Sales Manual 1960 - proofs and published volume (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Sales Maker's idea Book 1972 Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep, Oct | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Selling, Advertising and Merchandising with 7-Up SAM 1966-1967 | ||||||||||
| Oversize 10 | Selling, Advertising and Merchandising with 7-Up SAM undated | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Magazine work | |||||||||||
| Oversize 10 | Illustrations undated | ||||||||||
