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Archives of American Art
Ted and Joan Wilentz collection of Fluxus-related materials
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wileted
- Creators:
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Wilentz, TedWilentz, Joan
- Dates:
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1963-1983
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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