George Herms papers, 1890-2009 ( bulk 1960-2000)

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George Herms papers, 1890-2009 ( bulk 1960-2000)

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The George Herms papers document the activity of an artist whose diverse practice comprises interconnected works in the fields of assemblage, collage, drawing, painting, poetry, theater, performance art, photography, public sculpture, and publishing. Arranged in series developed in collaboration with the artist, the bulk of the collection begins in the late 1950s and early 1960s, when Herms first showed at Semina Gallery and at Batman Gallery and was invited to lend his assemblage, The Poet, to the MoMA exhibition, The Art of Assemblage (1961). I. Personal correspondence comprises letters from Herms to family, his children, and to Herms from long time friends among the Semina artists and poets, such as Diane Di Prima, Jack Hirschman, Michael McClure, Wallace Berman, and Jess. The work of these artists and many others are also represented in Series XII. Artist files, while announcements for their exhibitions, and Herms' numerous solo and group shows, appear in Series XV. Ephemera. Herms' working notes, sketches and astrological charts can be studied in his journals in Series III, which take the form of unbound pages. Series IV. Project and exhibition files, contain a large number of photographs, including studio and installation views, as well as Herms' photographic experiments from the Topanga years, collaborations with photographer James Fee, and photographs of the Los Angeles art scene. Artifacts from Tap City Circus and Love Press comprise Series VI and VII.

221.79 linear ft. (380 boxes, 65 flatfiles)2 sound cassettes : analog ; 1/8 in. original3 videocassettes of 3 (VHS) ; 1/2 in. original.

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