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Anthony Horton papers
- Title
- Anthony Horton papers, 2000-2010.
- Author
- Horton, Anthony, 1968-2012.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 878 Box 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Details
- Description
- .3 linear feet
- Summary
- The Anthony Horton collection consists of a mock-up for the book he and Youme Landowne wrote and illustrated together, "Pitch Black: Don't be Skerd," about Horton's life in the tunnels under the New York City subway system, and letters he wrote to his co-author/friend from 2009-2010. The letters discuss their friendship and his thoughts; most were written while he was an inmate in Downstate Correctional facility in Fishkill, New York. According to Landowne, he was incarcerated because of possession of an antique knife that he wanted to sell. There are additional writings along with original artwork and illustrations.
- Subjects
- Graphic novels
- Artists, Black > New York (State) > New York
- Homeless persons as artists > New York (State) > New York > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc
- African American authors > New York (State) > New York
- Letters
- Subways > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York > Pictorial works
- African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions > Comic books, strips, etc
- Illustrators > United States
- Illustrations
- Correspondence
- African American prisoners
- Youme
- Homeless persons > New York (State) > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc
- Book designer's mock-ups (Publishing) > United States > 20th century
- Streets > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York > Pictorial works
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Pictorial works
- Homelessness > New York (State) > New York > Comic books, strips, etc
- Horton, Anthony, 1968-2012
- African American illustrators
- Black author
- Genre/Form
- Graphic novels.
- Correspondence.
- Letters.
- Illustrations.
- Book designer's mock-ups (Publishing) – United States – 20th century.
- Source (note)
- Youme Landowne
- Biography (note)
- Anthony Horton was an African American man who for a period of his life was homeless and lived in the tunnels beneath the subway trains. Together with author/artist Youme Landowne, Horton wrote and illustrated "Pitch Black: Don't be Skerd" (2008) which tells the story of how the two met, his background, and his life underground. Horton worked with the Theater of Oppressed NYC, frequently playing the role of a police officer in the troupe's performances. He died in a fire that ripped through his underground home.
- Call Number
- Sc MG 878
- OCLC
- 927174986
- Author
- Horton, Anthony, 1968-2012.
- Title
- Anthony Horton papers, 2000-2010.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheetvolume
- Biography
- Anthony Horton was an African American man who for a period of his life was homeless and lived in the tunnels beneath the subway trains. Together with author/artist Youme Landowne, Horton wrote and illustrated "Pitch Black: Don't be Skerd" (2008) which tells the story of how the two met, his background, and his life underground. Horton worked with the Theater of Oppressed NYC, frequently playing the role of a police officer in the troupe's performances. He died in a fire that ripped through his underground home.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 878