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This document describes a collection of materials held by the
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1420
Phone: 319-335-5921
Fax: 319-335-5900
e-mail: lib-spec@uiowa.edu

Posted to Internet: February 2004

Acquisition Note: The Jonas Mekas Film Loops were donated to the University of Iowa by Jonas Mekas in 1992.

Access and Restrictions: This collection is open for research.

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Biographical Note

Jonas Mekas was born in Lithuania in 1922. In 1949, Mekas emigrated with his brother to the United States, where he became interested in avant-garde film. He later began screening his own avant-garde films and publishing criticism in several different venues, including Film Culture . Mekas also founded the Anthology Film Archives, one of the world's largest collections of avant-garde films.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of nearly one linear foot of 35 Fluxus 35mm film loops dating approximately 1960 -- 1970. This is an Alternative Traditions in Contemporary Art collection.

Prepared by D. Crites and J. Roethler

Item Inventory

1. "numbers 1 to 9" / Maciunas
2. Paul Sharits loop "Words"
3. Paul Sharits loop
4. Macuinas loop
5. "Artype Dots" loop / Macuinas
6. X-Ray loop / Watts
7. Stan Vanderbeek loop
8. Jolly loop: Penguins
9. Jolly loop: Cowboys Fight
10. Jolly loop: Chaplin
11. Two loops by John Cavanaugh
12. Vilnius loop / Macuinas
13. Stan Vanderbeek loop
14. Laufer loop
15. Al Fine loop
16. Paul Sharits Razor loop
17. Vostell loop
18. Yoko Ono loop
19. Brecht loop "Black Leader"

20.-35. "One of a Kind" "own loops

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