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Smith, Roberta, 1947-

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Henri Ford, 94, Prolific Poet, Artist and Editor / Smith, Roberta., 2002

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Identifier: CC-39415-41367
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In 1999 the Ubu Gallery in Manhattan organized a revelatory exhibition of his so-called Prose Poems from the mid-1960's - large, colorful word-strewn collages that combined elements of Concrete poetry and Pop Art and presaged image-text artists like Barbara Kruger. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Dick Higgins, 60, Innovator in the 1960's Avant-Garde / Smith, Roberta; Knowles A., 1998

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Identifier: CC-31102-32568
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Higgins died in Quebec at a sound poetry colloquium one day after performing a piece that involved screaming as loudly as possible for as long as possible. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

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