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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notably, Higgins founded Something Else Press (1963-1974), operated the Something Else Gallery (1966-1969) and founded Unpublished Editions (Printed Editions) in 1972.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 5 Collections and/or Records:

Inter. No.43/Spr / Lebel JJ ; Labelle-Rojoux A ; Bataille G ; Pittore-Eurifico C ; Durand G ; Higgins D ; Partum A ; Filko S., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-30194-31595
Scope and Contents

Includes a translation into English of an article on the Polish gallery scene, correspondence art, performance and photography. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Periodicals

Measure-Cut-Stitch, 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-09384-9570
Scope and Contents

Higgins reviews Ruth Laxson's book "Measure-Cut-Stitch," held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / BOOKS / BOOKS (moved to alphabetical shelves)

Metamorphosis 6 / Fallon, Tom; Olson C; Higgins D; Kostelanetz R., 1981 - 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-49164-70204
Dates: 1981 - 1982
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

Poetry Project, The. No.143/Dec-Jan / Brossard N ; Higgins D., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-04449-4533
Dates: 1992
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Periodicals

Umbrella. No.2/Dec / Judith Hoffberg, editor ; Lissitzky E ; Stepanova V ; Tufte E ; Higgins D ; Johnson R ; Held Jjr ; Laxson R ; Tilson Ja ; d'Arbeloff N ; Porter B ; Goldstein G ; Cole D., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-01003-1029
Dates: 1991
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Periodicals

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