Mekas, Jonas, 1922-....
Variant namesJonas Mekas was born in Lithuania in 1922. In 1949, Mekas emigrated with his brother to the United States, where he became interested in avant-garde film. He later began screening his own avant-garde films and publishing criticism in several different venues, including Film Culture . Mekas also founded the Anthology Film Archives, one of the world's largest collections of avant-garde films.
From the description of Jonas Mekas collection of Fluxus film loops, 1960-1970. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 234381237
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Hill, Jerome, 1905-1972. Jerome Hill papers, 1909-2001 (bulk 1909-1972). | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| referencedIn | Varela, Willie. Willie Varela papers, ca. 1960-1995. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Boultenhouse, Charles, 1926-. Charles Boultenhouse and Parker Tyler Papers, 1927-1994. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Frank, Robert. Robert Frank miscellaneous acquisitions collection, 1967-[ongoing]. | University of Arizona Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Essential cinema repertory collection, [ca. 1915-1972], [ca. 1960-1970] (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Mekas, Jonas, 1922- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Lothar and Eva Just Film Stills Collection. | Harvard Film Archive, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Charles Boultenhouse and Parker Tyler papers, 1927-1994 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Barnouw, Erik, 1908-2001. Erik Barnouw papers, 1920-1990. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Film stills collection, [ca. 1920-1970], [ca. 1960-1970] (bulk). | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Gary Snyder Papers, 1910-2003;, (1945-2002 bulk) | University of California, Davis. General Library. . Dept. of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Harvard Law School Forums Records | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Biographical files, [ca. 1920-1985], [ca. 1960-1970] (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Alix Jeffry photographs | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Mekas, Jonas, 1922-. Jonas Mekas collection of Fluxus film loops, 1960-1970. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| creatorOf | MEKAS, JONAS. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Erik Barnouw Papers, 1920-1990. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Willie Varela Papers, ca. 1960-1995 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Wodening, Jane, 1936-. Jane Wodening and Stan Brakhage scrapbooks, 1958-1967. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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| associatedWith | Anthology Film Archives. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Barnouw, Erik, 1908-2001. | person |
| associatedWith | Boultenhouse, Charles | person |
| associatedWith | Boultenhouse, Charles, 1926- | person |
| associatedWith | Frank, Robert. | person |
| correspondedWith | Harvard Law School Forum | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hill, Jerome, 1905-1972. | person |
| associatedWith | Jeffry, Alix | person |
| associatedWith | Snyder, Gary | person |
| associatedWith | Varela, Willie. | person |
| associatedWith | Varela, Willie. | person |
| associatedWith | Wodening, Jane, 1936- | person |
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| Art, Modern |
| Experimental films |
| Fluxus (Group of artists) |
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Birth 1922-12-24
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