Archives of American Art

Ted and Joan Wilentz collection of Fluxus-related materials

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.wileted
Creators:
Wilentz, Ted
Wilentz, Joan
Dates:
1963-1983
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.3 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
56 items, almost entirely printed matter, consist of exhibition catalogues, announcements, books, pamphlets, newsletters, flyers, broadsides, calendar, prospectus cards, clippings, and posters generated by central and orbital figures associated with Fluxus: Allan Kaprow, Charlotte Moorman, Dick Higgins, Ray Johnson, George Maciunas, Peter Moore, and Richard Kostelanetz.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Wilentz was proprietor of the Eighth Street Bookshop; New York, N.Y.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2000 by Ted and Joan Wilentz. The papers arrived through Ted Wilentz's appraiser, William Morgan, who also signed the Deed of Gift.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Fluxus (Group of artists) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kaprow, Allan Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Higgins, Dick, 1938-1998 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kostelanetz, Richard Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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