Fama, Steven.

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Born in McPherson, Kansas, in 1933, Bruce Conner studied art at Wichita University and University of Nebraska, where he received a B.F.A. in 1956. He continued his studies at the Brooklyn Art School and the University of Colorado. In 1957, attracted by stories of a vibrant art and literary scene, he and his wife, Jean, moved to San Francisco. Conner subsequently became a key figure in the burgeoning Beat community, along with visual artists Jay DeFeo, Joan Brown, and Jess, and poets Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Michael McClure, and Philip Lamantia. After sojourns in Mexico City and Brookline, Massachusetts, Conner resettled in San Francisco, where he continues to work today. Conner first attracted public attention in the 1950s with his nylon-shrouded assemblages and short movies that often incorporated found footage. Both the assemblages and films established him as one of the most important figures in postwar art. Throughout his career, Conner has mastered a variety of different media in the pursuit of his visionary images and ideas.

Steven Fama, a friend of Bruce Conner and fellow San Francisco resident, was gifted this collection of materials by the artist on March 10, 2003.

From the description of Steven Fama collection on Bruce Conner, circa 1960-2003. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 232303613

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