Ken Dewey Collection, 1943-1987 (bulk 1959-1972).

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Creator

Dewey, Ken.

Location

Billy Rose Theatre Division

Extent

• 32 linear feet (68 boxes, 2 other items)

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying will apply. Advance notice maybe required. Inquiries regarding audio and video materials in the series may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatrediv@nypl.org). Audio/visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.

Scope/Contents Note

Ken Dewey (1934-1972) was a performance artist, playwright,director, and arts administrator who was active in the Happenings movement of the 1960s. The Ken Dewey Collectioncontains project files, photographs and slides, and writings that represent Dewey's creative work; files that represent Dewey's work as an arts administrator at the American Cooperative Theatre, Action Theatre, the New YorkState Council on the Arts, the New York State Commission on Cultural Resources, and the Planning Corporation of theArts; material pertaining the exhibition Action Theatre: The Happenings of Ken Dewey, a posthumous retrospective curated by Barbara Moore at Franklin Furnace in 1987; and a small amount of personal files and art by other artists.

Controlled Access Terms

• Donner, Henrik Otto, 1939-
• Kaprow, Allan.
• Moore, Barbara, 1948-
• Rabe, Folke, 1935-
• Riley, Terry, 1935-
• New York (State). Commission on Cultural Resources.
• Action Theatre.
• Actor's Workshop (San Francisco)
• American Cooperative Theatre.
• New York State Council on the Arts.
• Planning Corporation of the Arts.
• Avant Garde Festival of New York.
• Arts, Modern -- 20th century.
• Conceptual art.
• Happening (Art)
• Performance art.
• Theater.
• Clippings.
• Diaries.
• Drawings.
• Engravings.
• Photographs.
• Posters.
• Prompt Books.
• Scripts.
• Sheet music.
• Slides.
• Sound recordings.
• Video recordings.