Rudolph Dirks Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Dirks, Rudolph
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content: Rudolph Dirks papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1895-1968
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.dirkrudo, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Correspondence consists of five letters and postcards to Rudolph and one letter concerning his painting which was exhibited in the Armory Show. Also included is a small booklet about Rudolph. A transcript of a court case, Star Co. v Press Publishing Co. and Rudolph Dirks, is an appeal to the New York State Supreme Court from 1913 and concerns the violation of exclusive publication rights of The Katzenjammer Kids. 

Photographs are of Dirks, his family, friends, artists, and of works of art. Found are photos of Helen Walsh Dirks, John Dirks, Al Frueh, George Hart, George Herriman, Jack Johnston, Walt Kuhn, Louis Kusch (who served in the Spanish American War with Dirks), Mimi Laurent, Robert Laurent, and Henry Strater. Photographs of works of art include photos of a memorial exhibition at Barn Gallery. Original works of art include an oil sketch by Dirks, portraits of children, his brother Gus Dirks, and cartoons. Also found are cartoons by John Dirks and drawings of insects by Gus Dirks. Printed materials include clippings about Dirks and of his cartoons. Of note are cartoons from The Cricket, featuring early examples of his works.