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ALLAN KAPROW
Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey 1927. Studied: New York University (B.A.) 1945-49;
Hofmann School 1947-48; Columbia University (M.A. in art history) 1950-52. Studied
privately with John Cage 1957-59. Co-founder of Hansa Gallery, New York 1952, showed
paintings and assemblages. Soon afterwards developed action-collage technique.
1953-61 taught at Rutgers University. 1957 started concentrating on Environments and
Happenings; 1958 designed sets and costumes for Eileen Passloff Dance Company.
1960 composed music for Living Theater, New York. Happenings include: "18
Happenings in 6 Parts," 1959; "The Big Laugh," 1960; "Coca Cola Shirley Cannonball?"
1960; "A Spring Happening," 1961; "A Service for the Dead I and II," 1962; "Courtyard,"
1962; "Bon Marche," 1963; "Birds," 1963; "Paper," 1964; "Household," 1964; "Calling,"
1965; "Self Service," 1966; "Gas," 1966. Some group exhibitions: "Out of the Ordinary,"
Contemporary Art Association, Houston, Texas, 1959; "New Forms-New Media," 1960,
and "Environments Situations Spaces," 1961, Martha Jackson Gallery, New York.
Environments include: "Garage Environment," 1960; "An Apple Shrine," 1960;
"Chapel," 1961; "Yard," 1961; "Words," 1962; "Push and Pull: A Furniture Comedy
for Hans Hofmann," 1963; "Eat," 1964. Lives in Pasadena, California.
JACK KEROUAC
Born outside of Lowell, Massachusetts 1922. 1940 received a football scholarship to
Columbia. 1942 left school and joined the Merchant Marine. 1943 discharged for
indifferent character. Returned to New York meeting Lucien Carr, William Burroughs and
Allen Ginsberg. 1944 lived with Ginsberg at Columbia. 1945 lived with parents at Ozone
Park; planned to write a great novel after Thomas Wolfe. Became close friends with Neal
Cassady, using him for the central figure in On The Road, a story of their 1947 travels
across country. 1952 lived with Neal and Carolyn Cassady. 1953 returned to New York,
wrote The Subterraneans. Became interested in Buddhism and meditation. 1955 returned
to Mexico, wrote Mexico City Blues relating to Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Thelonius
Monk. 1960 left for San Francisco, being tired of success, by 1964 felt he was "written
out." 1969 died in St. Petersburg, Florida. Publications include: The Town and the City,
1946-49; Visions of Cody, 1951 ; Some of the Dharma, 1954; The Scripture of the Golden
Eternity, 1956; The Dharma Bums, 1957; Pull My Daisy, 1957; Desolation Angels, 1961;
Vanity of Duluoz, 1968.156
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