Charles Brittin papers 1914-2004 (bulk 1950-1975)

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Charles Brittin papers 1914-2004 (bulk 1950-1975)

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The papers of photographer Charles Brittin contain photographs, negatives, slides and transparencies documenting the Los Angeles art scene and social and political movements that occurred during the 1950s-1970s. Accompanying the photographs are correspondence, personal writings, printed ephemera, posters, maquettes, clippings, and publications. The archive also includes works of art by Brittin and other artists such as Bob Alexander, Wallace Berman and George Herms.

72.0 linear feet; (82 boxes, 7 flatfile folders, 1 roll)

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Semina Art Gallery.

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Alexander, Bobby Chris, 1950-

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Alexander, Robert, 1923-1987

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Robert Alexander (1923–1987) was the only child of Russian immigrant parents. His family settled in Southern California soon after he was born in 1923. He began writing poetry at a young age and eventually immersed himself in the Los Angeles jazz scene, where he first met Wallace Berman in 1945. A poet, collagist, printer and assemblage artist, Alexander helped Berman with the initial production of Semina journal and also opened his own printing shop, known as Press Baza. Alexander had his first...

Berman, Wallace, 1926-1976

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Wallace Berman was born in 1926 in Staten Island, New York. In the 1930s, his family moved to the Jewish district in Los Angeles. After being expelled from high school for gambling in the early 1940s, Berman immersed himself in the growing West Coast jazz scene. During this period, he briefly attended the Jepson Art School and Chouinard Art School, but departed when he found the training too academic for his needs. In 1949, while working in a factory finishing antique ...

Ferus gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Alexander, Bob

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Hopps, Walter, 1932-2005

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Altoon, John, 1925-1969

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B. 1925 d. 1969. From the description of John Altoon artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432322 Painter; Los Angeles, Calif.; b. 1925, d. 1969 Altoon (born Altoonian), was a major figure in the Los Angeles art scene from the 1950s until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He began painting in the abstract-expressionist style, but by the mid-1960s his works turned to the figure, characterized by skillful draftsmans...

Semina Art Gallery

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Brittin, Charles, 1928-....

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Charles Brittin (1928-2011) was an American photographer, artist and political activist based in Los Angeles. From the description of Charles Brittin papers, 1914-2004, bulk 1950-1975. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 84648317 Biographical / Historical Note American photographer and artist Charles Brittin came to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s through his associations with the Los Angeles artists Wallace...

Herms, George, 1935-

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George Herms, California artist, musician, and poet, was one of the founders of the West Coast assemblage movement. From the description of George Herms papers, 1890-2009 ( bulk 1960-2000) (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 668457005 Herms, George, 1935, Assemblage and collage artist of Los Angeles and San Francisco, Calif. Central participant in the West Coast Beat culture. From the description of Oral history interview with...