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Higgins, Dick, 1938-1998

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1938 March 15 - 1998 October 25

Biography

Dick Higgins was born in Cambridge, England in 1939 and died in Quebec in 1998. He was a Fluxus artist who studied with John Cage and Henry Cowell (1958-1959), and co-founded Happenings in 1958. He is credited with coining the phrase intermedia to describe his particular approach to artmaking that included (but is not limited to) his visual, musical and literary efforts. He was a theorist, poet, composer, performance artist, printmaker, filmaker, and book publisher. Most notably, Higgins founded Something Else Press (1963-1974), operated the Something Else Gallery (1966-1969) and founded Unpublished Editions (Printed Editions) in 1972.

Nationality

American

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Reading & the Arts of the Book / Edelstein, J. Melvin, editor ; Edelstein JM ; Hendrix L ; Anninger A ; Darnton R ; Higgins D ; Kaldewey G ; Spitz E ; Mitchell B ; Hamady W ; Hubert RR ; Nannucci M ; Spector B ; Wilson M ; Cutts S ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK ; Godine D ; Gass W ; Castleberry M., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-13473-13775
Scope and Contents

Consists of the hand-outs given to all the participants attending this conference. Marvin Sackner delivered a paper, "The Collector as a Performer" and Ruth Sackner delivered a paper, "The Collector as Mother." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992