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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notably, Higgins founded Something Else Press (1963-1974), operated the Something Else Gallery (1966-1969) and founded Unpublished Editions (Printed Editions) in 1972.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 21 Collections and/or Records:

Artists Books: A Critical Survey of the Literature / Klima, Stefan ; Drucker J ; Higgins D ; Lyons J ; Phillpot C ; Lippard L ; Carrion U ; Celant G., 1998

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Identifier: CC-32964-34583
Scope and Contents

This book consists of five essays on artists books with extensive footnotes and a detailed bibiliography. Lucy Lippard is quoted on Artist Books as "not books about art, or on artists, but books as art. They can be all words, all images, or combinations thereof. At best they are a lively hybrid of exhibition, narrative, and object." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Parallel Lives: Artists' Books and Photography / Rice, Shelley; Zelevansky P; Higgins D., 1985

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Identifier: CC-03287-3337
Scope and Contents

Article is adapted from author's presentation at the Artists' Books Conference, Boston 1985. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

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

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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

Soldes Fin De Serie / Dana, Llys; Pelieu C; Chopin H; Criel G; Higgins D; Blaine J; Ben., 1997

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Identifier: CC-55251-9999011
Scope and Contents

These collages were made from artists/poets' correspondence to Llys Dana. They are captioned from cut newsprint letters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Talking the Boundless Book: Art, Language, & the Book Arts / Alexander, Charles ; Higgins D ; Clay S ; Drucker J ; Bernstein C ; Bee S ; Paschall JA ; Knowles A ; Freeman B ; Wirth K ; Kuehn K ; Fahrner B., 1995

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Identifier: CC-27195-27671
Scope and Contents

This book consists of lectures delivered at a Book Arts symposium held at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995