Mascots – Phillie Phanatic (Philadelphia Phillies) – nose ball drawing, Acme Mascots, 1999
Scope and Content Note
Within this subseries are sketches, patterns, templates, fabric samples, style sheets, artwork, images, publicity clippings, and other documentation related plush toys and other products of mascots created by Harrison/Erickson. Mascots represented in these papers are Big Shot (Philadelphia 76ers), Dandy (New York Yankees), Duncan (New Jersey Nets), Jaxson de Ville (Jacksonville Jaguars), K.C. Wolf (Kansas City Chiefs), Phillie Phanatic (Philadelphia Phillies), Ribbie and Roobarb (Chicago White Sox), Youppi! (Montréal Expos, now Montréal Canadiens), and Zookeeni (Philadelphia Zoo).
Related prototypes and produced toys are maintained in object collections at The Strong.
Dates
- Creation: 1976-2017
Creator
- From the Collection: Erickson, Bonnie (Designer, Person)
Language
The majority of materials in this collection are in English, with some examples of Spanish, French, German, and Japanese.
Extent
From the Collection: 13 Linear Feet (16 boxes)
From the Collection: 11.1 Gigabytes (Digital materials) : Accessible on-site at The Strong.
Repository Details
Part of the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong Repository
The Strong
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Rochester NY 14607 USA
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