Underground Cinema 12 [with doodles by d.a. levy] / Mike Getz, editor ; B Connor ; P Heliczer ; A Warhol ; L Ferlinghetti ; S Dali, 1968
Scope and Contents
This copy of the program owned by d.a. levy had ink colored doodles probably drawn bu d.a. levy. It is stored in the levy binder. Internet: 'Underground Cinema 12' was the brain child of Cinema Theater manager and programmer Mike Getz. After Movies 'Round Midnight curator John Fles left Los Angeles in 1965 Getz assumed the role of programmer for the series and in 1968 transformed it into Underground Cinema 12, a series that included avant-garde, comedy, nonfiction, erotic, independent and amateur cinema. In 1968 Gene Youngblood began to author a weekly column documenting the series. In the column's first printing Youngblood said that he had decided to regularly cover Underground Cinema 12 to encourage young people to take advantage of the rare opportunities offered by the program. The psychedelic program was designed by the Intermedia Communications Company. In the early 1970s Getz expanded the program to other venues around the country including the World Theatre, 2159 North High Street in Columbus, Ohio, the Valley Art Theatre, 509 Mill Avenue in Tempe, AZ,' the Towne Theatre, Auburn at Myrtle in Sacramento, California and to the Academy, 3721 University Ave San Diego, CA. Each of the venues was described as the community's first 'far out film club.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1968
Creator
- Getz, Mike (curator) (Person)
- Conner, Bruce, 1933-2008 (Person)
- Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989 (Person)
- Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987 (Person)
- Ferlinghetti, Lawrence (Person)
Full Extent
0 See container summary (1 folded poster (ink, ink colored, handwriting)) ; 44 x 29 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
shelf binder second bedroom alcove
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Cleveland, Ohio : Continental Theatre. Nationality of artist: American. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: BARB.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa
319-335-5921
