Collection of Mario Montez Photographs and Ephemera, 1964-1971

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Collection of Mario Montez Photographs and Ephemera, 1964-1971

1964-1971

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Contains approximately 100 photographs and negatives, as well as ephemera related to Mario Montez, who appeared in numerous Andy Warhol, Avery Willard, and Jack Smith films.

.25 linear feet

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Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 11621313

Houghton Library

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Smith, Jack, 1932-1989

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Jack Smith (November 14, 1932 – September 25, 1989) was an American filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground cinema. He is known for his involvement in American performance art, and has been critically recognized for his photography, though his photographic works are rare and remain largely unknown....

Montez, Mario, 1935-2013

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Mario Montez (1935-2013) was born Rene Rivera in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and moved to New York City when he was eight. An actor and drag performer who was a regular with the Ridiculous troupe, Montez took his stage name from 1940s film actress Maria Montez. He met underground filmmaker Jack Smith in the early 1960s and first appeared in his 1963 Flaming Creatures. He also appeared in Smith’s Normal Love (1963-1965), The Borrowed Tambourine (1967), Reefers of Technicolor Island/Jungle Island (1967), ...