Fossum, Charlene (1971-)
Dates
- Existence: 1971-
Biography
Born and raised in suburban Philadelphia, Charlene Fossum became interested in the goth subculture as a fan of the British new wave and synthesizer based music in the 1980s as an avid watcher of MTV. She later became interested in Japanese culture and comics in the late 1980s as well. Fossum attended the School of Visual Arts from 1990 to 1994, earning a BFA in illustration, married in 1996 and came to reside in Brooklyn where she works on various personal projects of embroidered textile art and pointillism illustration.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Charlene Fossum collection of subculture publications
This collection contains books, issues of magazines and catalogs, manga, and a pin, all collected throughout the 1980s and 1990s by Charlene Fossum, a Black goth who grew up in the Philadelphia area. Items were either purchased by mail order, from stores in Philadelphia, or stores in New York City (e.g. Tower Records), and are connected either to alternative goth subculture or to Japanese style and culture.