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McCarthy, Cavan Michael, 1943-

 Person

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Archetype Press: Seven Deadly Sins. No.42/Fall / Gloria Kondrup, editor., 2007

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Identifier: CC-48198-69222
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The prints making up this book depict Pride, Wrath, Envy, Sloth, Greed, Gluttont, and Lust. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

ART = BEN / McCarthy, Cavan., 1967

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Identifier: CC-57806-10001058
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Ben is a Fluxus artist. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[card to John Sharkey: in glascow now] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; McCarthy C., 1966

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Identifier: CC-56731-10000109
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This card elates to Houedard's schedule after visit to Glasgow - "edinbrgh thursd - leeds frid (organized by cavan mccarthy bristol: you must know eachother)." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

caro mi carlo-benito (2?0265) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; McCarthy C; Jandl E; Hollo A; Cunliffe D; Garnier P; Albert-Birot P; Novak L; Fernbach-Flarscheim C; DeCampos A; DeCampos H; Chamie M; Johnson BE; Gosewitz L; Roth D; Heidsieck B; Hausmann R; Wright E; Reichert J; Miles B; deMelo e Castro EM; MacBeth G; Medalla D; MacLow J; Nuttall J; Spencer H; Williams E; Claus CF; Bense M; Bernard S; Arp H; Gomringer E; Crozier A; Hirsal J; Grogerova B; DeVree F; DeVree P., 1965

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Identifier: CC-57852-10001103
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Camoron in a personal communication notes that these pages contain "suggestions for everyone I shd invite to contribute to 'oxpo" - the expo at Oxford I curated - with my notes & check marks, perforated for use in a binder, not graphically interesting but packed with names & comments on concrete poets &c." Houedard comments in this letter"now this time yiou better REALLY get me in touchw/ this stinking FAMILY & none of your branchmanagers..." Houedard mentions Suzanne Bernard and her galerie in Paris but it is no longer in business (2014). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Gallery Number Ten Publications: Music. / Cavan McCarthy., 1968

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Identifier: CC-38987-40924
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Edited by Brian Lane and Trevor Wells. The cards have either one to three letter, o's or filled in o's or are blank. The reader is instructed to speak every 'o' & clap every period sign [in order to generate a phonetic poem]. Designated No.110 in bibliography of book entitled "The Printed Performance Brian Lane Works 1966-99." Two copies of a similar but less costlly printing at Leeds in 1967 are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Letter Squares / McCarthy, Cavan., 1967

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Identifier: CC-55774-9999309
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Jim Burns (1936-) is a British poet known for poetry published on small presses. The Letter-Squares were five rubberstamps each containing 100 vowels of typewriter-style type. They were created by Cavan McCarthy for participants in poetry readings to produce their own visual designs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letter to Cavin McCarthy April 26, 1965] / Cox, Kenelm; McCarthy C., 1965

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Identifier: CC-19965-20353
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From the Sharkey Scrapbook. Cox gives detailed instructions for constructing his poetry machine which was shown at the I.C.A. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

[Letter To George (Dowden?) Acknowledging Payment For Work] / The Para-Concrete Manifesto / McCarthy, Cavan; levy, d.a.., 1966

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Identifier: CC-55588-55330
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The da levy poem is also on the back cover of Tlaloc 13, a periodical alao held by the Sackner Archive. This letter is stored in a da levy binder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Letter to mdc [my dear charles] (290565) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Kearns L; McCarthy C; Page R; Wright E; Metzger G., 1965

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Identifier: CC-57885-10001136
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This letter to Charles Cameron contains several names and details for poetry readings and several handwritten notes and instructions in red and black ink for a poetry reading to which DSH has been invited.The verso typing reads "cavan says ANDREI vOZNESENSKY reading leeds U Russdept 19:30hrs 4 june tell every one" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

[Letter to my dear john (sharkey)] (310365) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; Sharkey W ; McCarthy C; Furnival J; Medalla D., 1965

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Identifier: CC-56612-58898
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This letter to John Sharkey discusses Houedard's concern for the hospital stay of Wendy Sharkey and others. It also describes financial problems with other poets including Desmond Dunphy, Geddes Irvine, Cavan McCarthy and Kim Cheams. Houedard mentions a poetry book entitled 'openwordrobe' that apparently was never published. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

[Letter to my dear john wendy (sharkey) &&&c](180165) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey W ; Sharkey JJ; McCarthy C; Dowden G., 1965

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Identifier: CC-56605-10000009
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Houedard writes to Wendy and John Sharkey about receiving "tlatoc from cav this morning most glad to hear him say you very exceedingly ok bloke (his very own words)." Else where the letter contains several critical references to writers and publishers in scatological language.Two lines at the top left of the page read, "i go for yr/windywetmoor." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Music / McCarthy, Cavan., 1966

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Identifier: CC-28035-29191
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The leaflets have either one to three letters, o's, a colon, a period, or a slash. The reader is instructed to speak every 'o' & clap every period sign. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Music / McCarthy, Cavan., 1966

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Identifier: CC-53442-100111
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The leaflets have either one to three letters, o's, a colon, a period, or a slash. The reader is instructed to speak every 'o' & clap every period sign. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Ode to Soto's Moustache / McCarthy, Cavan ; Furnival, John ; Soto J., 1966

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Identifier: CC-54696-990133
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A typed version of this poem of this Venezuelan "OP & Kinetic artist" dated 1961 is held by the Sackner Archive. In this piece, readers of Tlaloc are invited to render their version of the poem.This work is stored with the original in the Furnival box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966