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Williams, Emmett, 1925-2007

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925 April 4 - 2007 February 14

Nationality

American

Found in 194 Collections and/or Records:

Happening & Fluxus / Hans Sohm, curator ; Harald Szeemann, curator ; Higgins D ; Williams E ; Paik NJ ; Lebel JJ ; Spoerri D ; Beuys J ; Brecht G ; Sohm H ; Knowles A ; Ono Y ; Filliou R ; Saito T ; Maciunas G ; Hansen A ; Kaprow A ; Klintberg B ; Schneemann C ; Shiomi C ; Ben ; Watts R ; Vostell W., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-09816-10010
Scope and Contents

This exhibition was co-curated by Hans Sohm and consisted of material from his Archive. It included a chronology of Fluxus performances. Haralld Szeeman (1933-2005) was a Swiss curator and art historian whose Archive and Library was acquired by the Getty Research Institute in 2011. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Hare Krishmas / Williams, Emmett., 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-32196-33747
Scope and Contents

This greeting consists of the title printed in a highly stylized, yellow colored, calligraphic text on a blue background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Holdup / Godard, Keith ; Williams, Emmett., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-29916-31305
Scope and Contents

The book depicts black and white photographs of fingers and thumbs from different individuals on each page that increase in number as the story progresses. Each digit engages in brief conversations about voyeurism. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Holdup / Godard, Keith ; Williams, Emmett., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-29917-31306
Scope and Contents

The book depicts black and white photographs of fingers and thumbs from different individuals on each page that increase in number as the story progresses. Each digit engages in brief conversations about voyeurism. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Holdup / Godard, Keith ; Williams, Emmett., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-56978-10000338
Scope and Contents

The book depicts black and white photographs of fingers and thumbs from different individuals on each page that increase in number as the story progresses. Each digit engages in brief conversations about voyeurism. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Hommage An Emmett Williams, 2005

 Item
Identifier: CC-54912-990327
Scope and Contents

This copy is from the unsigned edition = 50 copies were signed and numbered. Works by Emmett Williams depicted in this catalogue that are also held by the Sackner Archive include Alphabet Square (1956/83), she loves me from Mayer's concrete poetry, britain, canada united states, An Opera(1960/1987), Mat Mot No.6 (1965), Shakespeares XXC TH (1979), and La Dernier Pomme Frite (1989). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

International Wettbewerb fur Copy-Art, 3 / Olbrich JO ; Hainke W ; Williams E ; Baroni V., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-30981-32439
Scope and Contents

Jurgen Olbrich served as a juror for this exhibition that was a competition for copy-art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Learn to Read Art: Artists' Books / Williams E ; Andre C ; Knowles A ; Carrion U ; Nannucci M ; Lyons J ; Zellen J ; Katz L ; Smith K ; Zelevansky P ; Zweig J ; Spector B ; Banana A ; Smith K ; Mabe J ; Caruso B ; Ball N ; Nichol bp ; Ehrenberg F ; Alatalo S., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-07042-7179
Scope and Contents

Curated by Wendy Woon. Nancy Tousley contributed an essay tracing the history of artists' books in Canada and the United States. Felipe Ehrenberg's essay describes his work as a book artist in England and Mexico. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

[Letter to Emmett Williams] / Engel, Jules; Williams E., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-14184-14489
Scope and Contents

The letter deals with Engel's poem OH. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

[Letter to Emmett Williams] / Friedman, Ken; Williams E., 1985

 Item
Identifier: CC-50499-71570
Scope and Contents

This letter that is written to Emmett Williams mentions enclosure of "A Logic of Clouds" number 1 - 5 expects Williams opinion. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Additional filters:

Subject
Concrete poetry 72
Visual poetry 24
Documentation 21
Fluxus 21
Visual art 20