Recordings of Modern art in Los Angeles [multimedia] : the Beat years, 2003 November 17 - 19.

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Recordings of Modern art in Los Angeles [multimedia] : the Beat years, 2003 November 17 - 19.

Collection consists of audio and video recordings of Modern art in Los Angeles: the Beat years, discussions of the Los Angeles art scene of the mid- and late-1950s held on November 17 - 19, 2003 at the Getty Center. Included are interviews with poet David Meltzer (17 November 2003), and artist George Herms (19 November 2003); Beat years group sessions comprised of photographer Charles Brittin, David Meltzer, curator Walter Hopps, and Shirley Berman, wife of poet and artist Wallace Berman (18 November 2003); and a public panel discussion composed of Charles Brittin, David Meltzer, and Walter Hopps with Thomas Crow and Andrew Perchuk (Harold Williams Auditorium, 18 November 2003). Interviewers include Thomas Crow, Michael Duncan, Andrew Perchuk, and Rani Singh.

8 sound cassettes of 8 : analog, 1 15/16 ips, mono ; 3 7/8/ x 2 1/4 in., 1/8 in. tape, original.4 videocassettes (DVCam) of 4 : sd., col. ; 1/4 in. original.1 sound disc (CD) of 1 : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in., original.1 compact optical disc (CD) of 1 : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in., original.14 sound discs (CD) : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in., use copy.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8252163

Getty Research Institute

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Getty Research Institute

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Administrative History The Getty Research Institute (GRI) is dedicated to the study of the visual arts, approaching the topic from broad historical and cultural perspectives. The GRI's goals are to promote innovative scholarship in the arts and humanities, to bridge traditional academic boundaries, and to provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and debate. The GRI is an operating program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, an international cultural and philanthropic organization se...

Meltzer, David J.

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Poet. From the description of Papers, 1954-1974. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 49381183 From the description of Letters, 1969-1970. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 49254186 American poet. From the description of Song : signed typescript, [196-] / David Meltzer. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 18423138 Lionel David Meltzer, 1937-, is an American poet and musician. He is considered one of the key po...

Crow, Thomas E., 1948-....

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Singh, Rani

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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...

Hopps, Walter.

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Berman, Shirley, 1930-

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Perchuk, Andrew

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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...

Duncan, Michael Clarke

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