Ink drawing of the comic book character Rocket owned by Dwayne McDuffie: Museum Object and Cultural History
Ink drawing of the comic book character Rocket owned by Dwayne McDuffie: Date: ca. 1995. Illustrated by: Mark D. Bright, American, born 1955. Illustrated by: Mike Gustovich, American, born 1953.
The object in the museum catalogue
An original ink drawing by Mark D. Bright and Mike Gustovich of the comic book character, Rocket, owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The black-and-white image is of rocket wearing a costume that covers the sides of her face and forehead, a jacket and gloves. She is looking at a cylinder that she is holding in front of her face. A mirror and a shelf is in the background. The drawing is signed in the top left corner with [BRIGHT/GUSTOVICH]. The drawing is in a wood frame.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1995
- Illustrated by: Mark D. Bright, American, born 1955
- Illustrated by: Mike Gustovich, American, born 1953
- Owned by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011
- Type: drawings
- Type: comic strips
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 17 1/4 × 14 1/4 × 3/4 in. (43.8 × 36.2 × 1.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Comics and graphic novels
- Object number: 2019.96.12
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charlotte (Fullerton) McDuffie
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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