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Pencil sketch of Colorado River in Glen Canyon, Narrow Canyon to mouth of the San Juan River, [constructed title], undated.
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Call number
nm370g000s001b002f0020i001p001
Item number
58629
Creator
Sprang, Richard W., 1915-
Title
Pencil
sketch
of
Colorado
River
in
Glen
Canyon
,
Narrow
Canyon
to
mouth
of the
San
Juan
River
,
[constructed
title]
,
undated
.
Date
1950-1961
Type
Map
Description
CONTENT
: From
1950
until
1961
,
Dick
Sprang
traveled
the
Colorado
River
in
Glen
Canyon
on
six
trips
,
two
of
which
were
conducted
by
Canyon
Surveys
.
Sprang
was a
Batman
artist
for
nearly
twenty
years
and his
drawing
skill
is
evident
in
various
aspects
of the
collection
.
Undated
pencil
sketch
contains
numbered
sites
and
comments
on
side
canyons
.
BIOGRAPHICAL
HISTORY
: The
Richard
(Dick)
Sprang
Collection
documents
his
activities
and
research
on the
Colorado
Plateau
and to a
lesser
extent
, his
career
as an
illustrator
of
Batman
for
DC
Comics
. The
majority
of the
collection
is
comprised
of
photographs
and
correspondence
,
ranging
primarily
from the
1940s
to the
1980s
. These
materials
are
complemented
by
diaries
,
trip
logs
,
subject
files
,
articles
,
news
clippings
,
drawings
,
manuscripts
,
maps
, and
reel-to-reel
audio
tapes
. The
materials
relating
to
Sprang's
family
and his
career
as a
Batman
artist
are
smaller
in
volume
. This
collection
contributes
to the
study
of the
Colorado
Plateau
significantly
, as
it
provides
in
depth
accounts
,
through
photographs
,
journals
,
correspondence
and
articles
. Of
particular
interest
are the
materials
related
to
Glen
Canyon
,
providing
a
more
comprehensive
understanding
of a
now
extinct
place
.
Correspondents
of
note
include
Harry
Aleson
,
Katie
Lee
,
Stan
Jones
,
Otis
'
Dock
'
Marston
,
Robert
MacLeod
,
Harry
C
.
James
,
Dr
.
Angus
Woodbury
, and
Brooks
Shephard
Collection name
Sprang, Richard W.
Finding aid
http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/nau/sprang_richard.xml
Language
English
Repository
Northern Arizona University. Cline Library.
Rights
ABOR
Subjects
Maps
Places
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.)
San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Physical format
Map
Physical dimension
8.5x11
Master file size
99167792
Master mimetype
image/tiff
Master file format
tif
Hardware
Epson Expression 10000XL scanner
Software
Photoshop 9.0
Master color scheme
Grayscale
Master image bit depth
8-bit
Master resolution
800
Master pixels horizontal
8881
Master pixels vertical
11164
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