Conner, Bruce, 1933-2008

Born in McPherson, Kansas, in 1933, Bruce Conner spent his childhood and young adulthood in nearby Wichita. Upon graduating from Wichita High School East, Conner went on to study art at Wichita University and University of Nebraska, where he met his wife-to-be, Jean Sandstedt. He continued art studies at the Brooklyn Art School and the University of Colorado. In 1957, at the urging of his childhood friend, the poet Michael McClure, and attracted by stories of a vibrant art and literary scene that included visual artists Jay DeFeo, Joan Brown, and Jess, and poets Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Philip Whalen, and Philip Lamantia, he and his wife, Jean, moved to San Francisco. Conner subsequently became a key figure in the City's legendary Beat community. After brief sojourns to Mexico City, 1961-1962, where his son, Robert was born, and Brookline, Massachusetts, 1963-1964, Conner resettled in San Francisco where he continued to live and work until his death.

From the description of Bruce Conner papers, 1940s-2010 (bulk 1960s-2008). (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 703933980

Bruce Conner (1933-2008) was a painter and filmmaker from San Francisco, Calif.

From the description of Oral history interview with Bruce Conner, 1974 Mar. 29 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613315376

From the description of Oral history interview with Bruce Conner, 1973 Apr. 16 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007011

From the description of Oral history interview with Bruce Conner, 1974 Aug. 12 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007012

Painter, filmmaker; San Francisco, Calif.

From the description of Oral history interview with Bruce Conner, 1974 Mar. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220180451

From the description of Oral history interview with Bruce Conner, 1974 Aug. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220180442

From the description of Oral history interview with Bruce Conner, 1973 Apr. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220180434