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levy, d.a., 1942-1968

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1942 October 29 - 1968 November 24

Parallel Names

  • Levy, D. A.
  • Levy, DA

Nationality

American

Found in 429 Collections and/or Records:

5 Cleveland Prints / levy, d.a.., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-07251-7394
Scope and Contents

This portfolio consist of images of used, crumpled condoms together with abstract images. Each of the prints is titled in letterpress (?) on the verso. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

6 Cleveland Prints Vol 2 / levy, d.a.., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-33540-35190
Scope and Contents

d.a.levy was the owner of the Renegade Press. None of the prints have linear, readable elements. This copy has a two duplicate prints entitled, "lakefront at night" which was a separate purchase in 1981. The signed levy print is entitled, "leos casino." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

16 Sloppy Haiku & A Lyric For Robert Reardon / Blackburn, Paul; levy da., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-23371-23813
Scope and Contents

The erotic cover drawing was done by Al Diamondstein. This book was printed by d.a. levy. In a personal communication from Jeff Maser, 16 (including the Sackner copy) of the 45 copies have been located. According to an essay in Congress No.1, this book was seized by Cleveland Police for obscenity from Asphodel Book Store in 1966. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

18th Dynasty Egyptian Automobile Turnon / Wagner, D.r. ; levy da., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-00413-424
Scope and Contents

This is the second printing of the book. Pages of the book have progressively larger widths and are printed on various colored stock. The loose sheet written by d.a.levy laments the death of Hernando Gonzalez, a Columbian guerilla. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

18th Dynasty Egyptian Automobile Turnon / Wagner, D.r. ; levy da., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-00414-425
Scope and Contents

This is the second printing of the book. Pages of the book have progressively larger widths and are printed on various colored stock. The loose sheet written by d.a.levy laments the death of Hernando Gonzalez, a Columbian guerilla. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

18th Dynasty Egyptian Automobile Turnon / Wagner, D.r. ; levy da., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-48068-69091
Scope and Contents

This is the second printing of the book. Pages of the book have progressively larger widths and are printed on various colored stock. The loose sheet written by d.a.levy laments the death of Hernando Gonzalez, a Columbian guerilla. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[A Bridge to a New Sun is Rising...] / levy, d.a.., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-07268-7411
Scope and Contents

The cover depicts silkscreened portrait of levy and includes a handwritten inscription, "25 [cents] for levy's defense." The tipped-in silkscreen print on the page was probably made by levy. The text admonishes the people of Clevelsand for the treatment of levy. According to a letter from Alan Horvath, this is the first version of the book that was subsequently published with a different cover/title page. Further, he indicated that pages were missing from the Sackner copy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

A CH'I LIN / levy, d.a.., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-07659-7804
Scope and Contents

The recto is a clipping cut from a publication of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the verso has a drawing of a beattle and an Egyptian eye by levy. The verso is hand labeled "postcard." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

A Marijuana Ready-Made 1966 / levy, d.a.., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-49038-70076
Scope and Contents

First printed by 7 Flowers Press in 1966. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

A Ten Year Harvest: Third Decennial Reader / Harap, Louis, editor ; levy da., 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-48635-69667
Scope and Contents

d.a. levy contributed a long poem "new year" about his father and his alienation from what he knew as Jewish life. The manuscript was received by the editors in the mail on October 14, 1968. levy shot himself to death in his East Cleveland apartment on November 24, 1968. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Abraxas. No.48 / Ingrid Swanberg, Warren Woessner, editors ; Swanberg I ; Woessner W ; Kryss TL ; Perchik S ; levy da., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-54127-643040
Scope and Contents

The deaths of Carolyn Kryss, Alan Horvath, Len Fulton and Hugh Fox are mentioned. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

Admissible Evidence (Random Sightings), 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-44269-46399
Scope and Contents

The book includes conventional poems, some with minor typographic enhancements. The CD consists of readings by levy and Taylor remastered from audiotape (1967). The cover was designed by alan horvath. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Admissible Evidence (Random Sightings) / levy, d.a. ; Taylor, Kent., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-48496-69525
Scope and Contents

In addition to the poetry of levy and Taylor, this book depicts reproductions of photographs of the poets and their circle. The poems in this book and the CD were made from a tape of readings by levy & Taylor (January 1967) provided by B.L.Kennedy and created in a limited edition by Ingrid Swanberg at Ghost Pony Press in 2000. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Aleatory Letters / Taylor, Kent ; levy, d.a.., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-01261-1292
Scope and Contents

The pages of this book depict scattered letters and unintelligible words in different type faces. levy was the owner of Renegade Press. According to Kent Taylor in a personal communication (1997) to the Sackners, the cover image and print was done by him rather than levy. Further, this image differs between the two copies of this book held by the Sackner Archive.*WEB 1998: Richard Aaron, Am Here Books: This is an Exhibition Catalogue.*WEB 1999: Kent Taylor, I'm baffled by Richard Aaron's comment about Aleatory Letters being an 'exhibition catalogue'. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Aleatory Letters / Taylor, Kent ; levy, d.a.., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-01262-1293
Scope and Contents

The pages of this book depict scattered letters and unintelligible words in different type faces. levy was the owner of Renegade Press. According to Kent Taylor in a personal communication (1997) to the Sackners, the cover image and print was done by him rather than levy. Further, the image differs between the two copies of this book held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964