Brainard, Joe, 1942-1994
Variant namesJoe Brainard, author and artist. Exhibited widely in New York and Chicago, Brainard harmonized linguistic and visual materials in extraordinary ways. His graphic work is notably literary, often incorporating works and sentences into non-literary designs. Both the art work and writing is full of information and frequently takes erotic and semiotic risks.
From the description of Joe Brainard letters, 1957-1994. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 440865506
Poet, artist, and book illustrator associated with the New York School of Poetry.
From the description of Original art, 1960-1984. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 32105336
Biography
Born in Arkansas in 1942 and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Brainard moved to New York City in 1961. There, he quickly developed friendships with Frank O'Hara, James Schuyler, Bill Berkson, Barbara Guest, and other participants in the New York School. The large number of collaborative works in the collection, as well as the many illustrations Brainard did for books by others, reflect the sense of community shared by these artists.
Brainard's achievement, however, is remarkable quite aside from his many associations. Brainard harmonized linguistic and visual materials in extraordinary ways. His graphic work is notably literary, often incorporating words and sentences into non-literary designs. Such qualities prompted Frank O'Hara to say that Brainard's work had "nothing to do with philosophy, it's all art." Both the art work and writing is full of information and frequently takes erotic and semiotic risks. In one of his more scandalous serial works, Brainard subjected Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy to every imaginable erotic and high art situation.
A prolific artist, Brainard's work has been exhibited extensively in the New York City area since the early 1960s. His first retrospective show, consisting of work from 1960-1970, took place at the Phyllis Kind Gallery in Chicago in 1970. In the mid-1970s he created over 3,000 miniature collages, paintings, and drawings for a major show at the Fischbach Gallery in Manhattan. The materials gathered in the Joe Brainard Archive were first exhibited at the Long Beach Museum of Art in 1980. In 1986 they were again exhibited at UCSD.
Like Joe Brainard, Alex Katz is a New York City artist. He has given numerous solo shows since the early 1960s, and many of his works have been added to numerous public art collections throughout the country. Unlike Brainard, Katz has created a depthless, planar art which strips the visual image of its narrative, literary aura. The result, as one critic has noted, is an image of a reality that is of no consequence.
From the guide to the Joe Brainard Archive, 1960-1992, (University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.)
Biography
Born in Arkansas in 1942 and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Brainard moved to New York City in 1961. There, he quickly developed friendships with Frank O'Hara, James Schuyler, Bill Berkson, Barbara Guest, and other participants in the New York School.
Brainard's achievement, however, is remarkable aside from his many associations. Brainard harmonized linguistic and visual materials in extraordinary ways. His graphic work is notably literary, often incorporating words and sentences into non-literary designs. Such qualities prompted Frank O'Hara to say that Brainard's work had "nothing to do with philosophy, it's all art." Both the art work and writing are full of information and frequently take erotic and semiotic risks. In one of his more scandalous serial works, Brainard subjected Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy to every imaginable erotic and high art situation.
A prolific artist, Brainard's work has been exhibited extensively in the New York City area since the early 1960s. The Joe Brainard Archive, located in the Mandeville Special Collections Library at UCSD, is the largest collection extant of Brainard's work.
Brainard died on May 25, 1994.
From the guide to the Joe Brainard Letters, 1957-1994, (Mandeville Special Collections Library)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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creatorOf | Brainard, Joe. [Joe Brainard] : artist file | John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library | |
creatorOf | Elmslie, Kenward. Papers, 1901-2000. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library | |
creatorOf | Kyger, Joanne. Correspondence, 1957-1975. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library | |
creatorOf | Berkson, Bill,. Joe Brainard archive, ca. 1960-1992, bulk 1964-1976. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library | |
creatorOf | Brainard, Joe, 1942-1994. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
creatorOf | BRAINARD, JOE, 1942-. Franklin Furnace artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
referencedIn | Brownstein, Michael, 1943-. Michael Brownstein papers relating to Anne Waldman, 1968-1971. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
creatorOf | Bidart, Frank, 1939-. Letter : Cambridge, Mass., to Joe Brainard, New York City, 1991 Nov. 21. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library | |
referencedIn | Joanne Kyger Correspondence, 1957-1975 | University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library. | |
creatorOf | United Artists (New York, N.Y.). Records, ca. 1977-1983. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library | |
referencedIn | Bernadette Mayer Papers, 1958 - 1996 | Mandeville Special Collections Library | |
creatorOf | Brainard, Joe, 1942-. Original art, 1960-1984. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library | |
referencedIn | Ted Berrigan Papers, 1961-1975. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | Berrigan, Ted. Ted Berrigan and Alice Notley collection, 1954-1980. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives | |
referencedIn | Kulchur Foundation records, 1936-1994, [Bulk Dates: 1969-1989]. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | United Artists (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1977-1983 | University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library. | |
creatorOf | Sky Gilbert Collection. Marilyn Monroe Is Alive and Well And Living In Joe's Brain / by Sky Gilbert (?), 1982 - script. | University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library | |
creatorOf | Schuyler, James. Papers, 1947-1991. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library | |
referencedIn | Brainard, Joe : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
creatorOf | Mayer, Bernadette. Papers, 1958-1996. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library | |
creatorOf | Anne Waldman Papers (1945-2012, bulk 1965-2000) | University of Michigan | |
referencedIn | Felver, Christopher, 1946-. Chris Felver photographs of 20th century American poets, 1981-2003. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Joe Brainard Archive, 1960-1992 | University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library. | |
referencedIn | Trinidad, David, 1953-. David Trinidad papers, [ca. 1970-2002]. | Churchill County Museum | |
referencedIn | Kulchur Press. Kulchur Press records, 1936-1994. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
creatorOf | Notley, Alice, 1945-. Alice Notley papers, 1969-2001. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library | |
referencedIn | David Trinidad Papers, ca. 1970-2002 | Fales Library & Special Collections | |
referencedIn | Alice Notley Papers, 1969-2001 | Mandeville Special Collections Library | |
creatorOf | Brainard, Joe, 1942-1994. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
referencedIn | Joe Brainard : bio, events, art, writing, critics, links. | San Diego State University Library, SDSU Library and Information Access | |
referencedIn | Ron Padgett papers, 1929-2008 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | Patty Mucha Papers, Bulk, 1969-1979, 1954-2011 | Fales Library & Special Collections | |
creatorOf | Brainard, Joe, 1942-1994. Joe Brainard letters, 1957-1994. | University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library | |
creatorOf | Brainard, Joe, 1942-1994. Joe Brainard letters and compositions sent to Ted Berrigan : manuscript, 1962-1963 and undated. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Padgett, Ron, 1942-. Ron Padgett letters and poems, 1964-1983. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | James Schuyler Papers, 1947-1991 | University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library. | |
creatorOf | Hanuman books. Hanuman books records, 1978-1996, (bulk 1986-1994). | University of Michigan | |
referencedIn | Fairfield Porter papers | Archives of American Art | |
creatorOf | Fairfield Porter papers | Archives of American Art | |
creatorOf | Alternative Press (Detroit, Michigan). The Alternative Press records, 1961-1998 (bulk 1970-1995). | University of Michigan | |
referencedIn | Berrigan, Ted. Papers, 1961-1975. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
creatorOf | Joe Brainard Letters, 1957-1994 | Mandeville Special Collections Library | |
creatorOf | Alternative Press (Detroit, Michigan). [The Alternative Press collection], 1969-1992. | Wayne State University |
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associatedWith | Allen, Donald, 1912-2004, | person |
associatedWith | Alternative Press (Detroit, Michigan) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Ashbery, John, 1927- | person |
correspondedWith | Berkson, Bill | person |
associatedWith | Berkson, Bill, | person |
associatedWith | Berrigan, Ted. | person |
associatedWith | Bidart, Frank, 1939- | person |
associatedWith | Brownstein, Michael, 1943- | person |
associatedWith | Clark, Tom, 1941- | person |
associatedWith | Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005, | person |
associatedWith | Elmslie, Kenward, | person |
correspondedWith | Fagin, Larry | person |
associatedWith | Felver, Christopher, 1946- | person |
associatedWith | Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997, | person |
correspondedWith | Greenwald, Ted | person |
associatedWith | Hanuman books. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Joe Brainard, | person |
associatedWith | Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995, | person |
associatedWith | Katz, Alex, 1927- | person |
associatedWith | Kikel, Rudy, 1943- | person |
associatedWith | Kulchur Foundation. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Kulchur Press. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Kyger, Joanne. | person |
correspondedWith | Mayer, Bernadette | person |
associatedWith | Mayer, Bernadette, | person |
associatedWith | Notley, Alice, 1945- | person |
associatedWith | Owen, Maureen, 1943- | person |
associatedWith | Padgett, Ron, 1942- | person |
associatedWith | Porter, Fairfield. | person |
correspondedWith | Schuyler, James | person |
associatedWith | Schuyler, James. | person |
associatedWith | Sky Gilbert Collection. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. | corporateBody |
correspondedWith | Thomson, Virgil, 1896- | person |
associatedWith | Trinidad, David, 1953- | person |
associatedWith | United Artists (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Waldman, Anne, 1945-. | person |
correspondedWith | Warsh, Lewis | person |
associatedWith | Warsh, Lewis, | person |
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American poetry |
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Gay men |
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Prose poems, American |
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Birth 1942-03-11
Death 1994
Americans
English