Public Collectors is founded upon the concern that there are many types of cultural artifacts that public libraries, museums and other institutions and archives either do not collect or do not make freely accessible. Public Collectors asks individuals that have had the luxury to amass, organize, and inventory these materials to help reverse this lack by making their collections public.
This page consists of sample findings and excerpts. It is also an account of the contents of my home and digital files from my camera. If you have suggestions, have a collection you want to share, or are in Chicago and would like to see something in person, please contact me. This blog is intended as a casual, more personal supplement to the main Public Collectors website.
Public Collectors is maintained by Marc Fischer.
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Common tags: Book Cover Design • Chicago • Drawing • Flea Market • Flyers • Illustration • Prison • Records • Religious Tracts • Signage • Zines
Celebrity Skin on the cover of Flipside number 61, mid-Summer issue. A selection (or “curation” for art assholes) by Kaitlin Kostus of Koshka ‘Zine from a pile of ‘zines and underground music mags that she is helping me archive in the Public Collectors basement today. Check out her Koshka blog and publications. I’m still working on a total inventory of all of this old printed crap but in the meantime, you can see more ‘zines from my collection here.
