]> vermeer_a Al Vermeer Cartoons An inventory of his cartoons at Syracuse University EF &su_name; &su_address; 28 May 1968 MD12 Dec 2008 English 23 Sept 1970 - revised (MB)12 Dec 2008 - converted to EAD (MD)14 Apr 2009 - revised (MD) 29 Apr 2011 - revised related material (AM) 26 May 2011 - revised related material (AM)3 Jul 2012 - added 1948 item (MRC)22 May 2017 - 1968 added (MRC) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Vermeer, Al Al Vermeer Cartoons 1948-1968 1966-19684.5 linear ft. 600+ original daily and Sunday cartoons from the newspaper comic strip Priscilla's Pop. 2652498 English Biographical History

Albert Herman Vermeer (1911-1980), known as Al Vermeer, was an American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Priscilla's Pop.

Born in Alameda, California in 1911, Vermeer began his newspaper career as a sports writer while growing up in Oakland. He was doing sports illustration work for the San Francisco News when he was hired away by the NEA syndicate in 1945. A year later, his signature creation, Priscilla's Pop, was launched, first as a Sunday feature, but a daily version was soon added. Vermeer worked on the successful family strip for nearly 30 years, until his retirement in 1976. He was succeeded by artist Ed Sullivan who handled Priscilla's Pop until the end of its run in 1983.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Al Vermeer Cartoons collection contains original daily and Sunday cartoons from the comic strip Priscilla's Pop (1948-1968). Daily cartoon: brush, pen and ink on illustration board, approx. 5 ¼ x 16 ¼ in. Sunday cartoon: traces of graphite, opaque white, zipatone, pasteovers, tape, brush, pen and ink on illustration board, approx. 19 x 26 in.

 Arrangement of the Collection

Daily and Sunday cartoons are arranged separately in chronological order.

 Related Material

Additional material from Priscilla's Pop, including promotional material, proofs and clippings can be located in the Vernon Greene Papers.

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 Subject and Genre Headings Vermeer, Al. Newspaper Enterprise Association. Priscilla's pop (comic strip) Art -- Cartoonists American wit and humor, Pictorial.Caricatures and cartoons -- United States.Cartoonists -- United States.Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States. Cartoons (humorous images) Cartoonists. Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

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Acquisition Information

Bulk of collection unspecified, circa 1968; three items from 1952 are gift of Terry Hall.

 Inventory Priscilla's Pop

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 Daily cartoons1948 Jul 231 Daily cartoons1952 Apr1 Daily cartoons1966 Jan - 1966 Nov1 Daily cartoons1966 Dec - 1967 Dec2 Daily cartoons19683Sunday cartoons1966 Jan - 1967 Jul1 Sunday cartoons1967 Aug - 1968 Dec2