Harry + Harry Kipper in Eh Pet

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Harry + Harry Kipper in Eh Pet

1976

This unique hand-painted book by Brian Routh, a.k.a. Harry Kipper of the performance art duo The Kipper Kids, is executed in a comic book style and depicts the Kipper Kids and the elements of their performance artworks within a fantastical setting that spans oceans, time periods, and multiple types of storytelling.

1 volume (20 leaves) : heavy weight construction paper, illustrations (hand-drawn in black ink and watercolor) ; 32 x 26 cm.

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11676675

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Kipper Kids (Group of artists)

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The performance art duo Kipper Kids was a collaborative project by Brian Routh (1948-2018, England) and Martin von Haselberg (b. 1949, Argentina) active from approximately 1971 to 1982. Routh and von Haselberg met at East 15 Acting School in London, England, in 1970. Following their expulsion from the school for disruption, the pair went to Germany, developing the character of "Harry Kipper" near a railway station in Frankfurt. They then traveled around Germany and to Paris, France, performin...