Joel Ito collection

Unprocessed Material

Identifier: 2022-010

Staff Only

Content Description

Illustrations by Joel Ito, mostly featuring human anatomy; assorted figures, photographs, and proofs for publications

Acquisition Type

Transfer

Provenance

Transferred to the OHSU Archives from the ONPRC Library by Denise Urbanski on June 15, 2022. Additional primate-related illustrations by Ito were retained in the ONPRC Library. Joel Ito worked at OHSU from 1966 to 2012 as a medical illustrator and was part of the Medical Illustration Core at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. Amongst other works, Ito provided the artwork for Robert Lewis Bacon’s and Nelson R. Niles’s "Medical Histology: A Text-Atlas with Introductory Pathology," as well as Aron M. Bruhn’s "Inside Human Body," which he illustrated alongside Kathleen Kemly.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

Yes

Access Restrictions

Photographic figures include multiple full-body, nude images; some images may also be considered racist in nature.

Use Restrictions

Dates

Creation: 1969, 1993-1994, undated

Creator

Ito, Joel (Person)

Extent

2.25 Linear Feet (7 boxes [after initial preservation work; originally 5 boxes (labeled numbers 1, 3, 5, & 6, plus one not numbered)])

Inventory

Originally in 5 boxes labeled #1, 3, 5, 6, and a large unlabeled flat box. 1: Illustrations, transparencies (mostly matted), undated; proofs from unknown book, 1993-1994. 3: Illustration proofs (possibly for "Inside Human Body"), undated. 5: Illustrations for "Man" (1969, Richard Harrison and William Montagna), circa 1969. 6: Illustrations and photographs for "Man" (1969, Richard Harrison and William Montagna), circa 1969. Unlabeled: Illustrations by Ito, or likely by Ito, undated Additional box: Material originally stored in "Unlabled" but separated out during intital processing for better preservation - includes illustrations and art by other artists and unknown artists, undated. After initial accessioning and minimal preservation tactics: 7 boxes 1 (original box 1 plus proofs from unlabelled box): Illustrations, transparencies (mostly matted), undated; proofs from unknown book, 1993-1994. 2 (originally box 3): Illustration proofs (possibly for "Inside Human Body"), undated. 3 (originally box 5): Illustrations for "Man" (1969, Richard Harrison and William Montagna), circa 1969. 4 & 5 (originally all in box 6): Illustrations and photographs for "Man" (1969, Richard Harrison and William Montagna), circa 1969. 6 (originally unlabeled box): Illustrations by Ito, or likely by Ito, undated. 7 (additional material from the unlabeled box, separated out for better preservation): Includes illustrations and art by other artists and unknown artists, undated.