PUBLIC COLLECTORS

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

Apr 28 2012
9:19 am

A photo of a 1971 appearance by Ronald McDonald, likely from the Palatine, Illinois area. From a large collection of family photos I picked up last month.

Posted 1 year ago
#Ronald McDonald #Enjoy the photo but don't eat their shit food #found photos #Photography #McDonalds

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Feb 19 2012
10:25 pm

A 1985 anti-McDonalds flyer from the collection of Stephen Perkins in De Pere, Wisconsin. Stephen lived in San Francisco between 1980 and 1990 and he collected tons of flyers off the street during his time in the Bay Area. You can see some of Stephen’s other collections on Public Collectors here.

Posted 1 year ago
#McDonalds #anti-McDonalds #nuclear fallout #San Francisco #Street Flyers #flyer #Stephen Perkins

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