Personal invitation addressed to Fred McDarrah on July 25, 1961 inviting him to attend a screening of "Guns of the Trees" by Jonas Mekas assisted by Adolphas Mekas, advised by Edouard de Laurot, Sheldon Rochlin, Charles Silver, Harrison Starr, Dan Drasin. ... [details]
May 1961 issue of the periodical Art News. Articles include : "Edward Steichen," by Henry Geldzahler ; "Bishop Eadfrith's Masterpiece," by David H. Wright ; "The Rule that Measures Emotion," by Lawrence Campbell ; "'Happenings' in the New York Art Scene," by Allan Kaprow ; "New Maps of Nineteenth-Century Art," by Robert Rosenblum ; "Cubism: Generate and Degenerate," by George McNeil ; "Art News from Paris," by Pierre Schneider ; "Art News from London," by John Russell. ... [details]
Critical theory essay, "Some Notes on the Current Art Magazines," by Rosalind Constable, dated March 15, 1961. The essay suggests that American critics have an open hostility toward the art of the New York School of artists, and as a result the only way to gain an understanding of what was happening in the New York scene was through art magazines published abroad. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue made up of irregularly sized pages of text and illustrations published in conjunction with opening held April 16, 1961. Artists include Boris Lurie, Jack Kroll, Sam Goodman, Stanley Fisher, Isser Aronovici, Augustus Goertz, Michelle Stewart, Jerome Rothenberg, Ted Joans, and Bob Logan with texts by Jack Kroll, Boris Lurie, Augustus Goertz, Stanley Fisher, and others. ... [details]
Press release published in conjunction with show opening held April 2, 1961. Artists include Sam Goodman, Stanley Fisher, Boris Lurie, Ted Joans, Augustus Goertz, Michelle Stewart, Bob Logan, Jerome Rothenberg, and Isser Aronovici. ... [details]
Fifth issue of Scrap, edited by Anita Ventura and Sidney Geist. Contents includes "Cajori," by Louis Finkelstein ; "A View of Rothko's Images," by Sidney Geist ; "Hard Put," by Margaret Randall ; "Brecht Berlin / New York," by Josephine Herbst ; "Manifestoes on the Music and Dance of 8 Clear Places," by Lucia Dlugoszewski; and letters to the editor by Katharine Kuh and David Sylvestor. [details]
Fourth issue of Scrap, edited by Anita Ventura and Sidney Geist. Contents includes the reproduction of Peter Selz's essay on Mark Rothko published in MoMA's brochure for Rothko's 1961 exhibition along with an annotated critical response to the text by Sidney Geist. [details]
Third issue of Scrap, edited by Anita Ventura and Sidney Geist. Contents include an excerpt from a panel conversation with Ad Reinhardt and Milton Resnick ; Letters to the editor from Richard Maxfield, Stanley Fisher ; "Change : Eight Lectures on the I Ching," book review by Adam Margoshes ; "The Totem," by May Swenson ; "Letter on the Maximus Poems," by James Mellow ; and "Sculpture and Other Trouble," by Sidney Geist. [details]
Poster published in conjunction with show "Best of the Hall of Issues" held at Judson Memorial Church, December, 1961 - May, 1962 as well as an exhibition of "Writings, Sculpture and Pictures," held June 7 - July 1, 1962. ... [details]
Single sided folded announcement poster published in conjunction with opening held at Judson Memorial Church, New York City, December 3, 1961. [details]
