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Higgins, Dick, 1938-1998

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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notably, Higgins founded Something Else Press (1963-1974), operated the Something Else Gallery (1966-1969) and founded Unpublished Editions (Printed Editions) in 1972.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 2 Collections and/or Records:

An Introduction to Book of the Tumbler on Fire , 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-23789-24237
Scope and Contents

Edited by Henry Martin. "This Sentence is Weightless," a multiple held by the Sackner Archive is reproduced on page 60. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / BOOKS

Nowoczesnosc od czasu postmodernizmu, 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-35764-37521
Scope and Contents

The book was edited by Piotr Rypson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / BOOKS