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Additional authors

1. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division

Description

1. 152 audiotape reels : analog; 5 in.

Summary

1. The collection consists of 152 audio recordings of his creative work and field recordings from the 1960s. These recordings include material related to the "Selma Last Year" exhibition, as well as monologues, radio appearances, and anti-Vietnam and Civil Rights marches he attended during the 1960s.

Subject

1. Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.)
2. African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama
3. African Americans -- Segregation
4. Anti-war demonstrations
5. Arts, Modern -- 20th century
6. Civil rights movements -- United States
7. Civil rights movements in art
8. Conceptual art
9. Happenings (Art)
10. Performance art
11. United States -- Race relations

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Sound recordings.

Call number

1. Sc MIRS Dewey 1985

Note

1. Kenneth Sawyer Goodman Dewey (1934-1972) was an American performance artist, playwright, and director active in the Happening and Action Theatre movements in the U.S. and throughout Europe in the 1960s and early 70s. He later became Project Development Director at the New York State Council on the Arts. Dewey conceived the idea of the 1966 "Selma Last Year" exhibition which commemorated the Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March that took place in March 1965.

Author

1. Dewey, Ken, creator.

Title

1. Ken Dewey collection.

Publisher

1. [1985]

Type of content

1. spoken word

Type of medium

1. audio

Type of carrier

1. audiotape reel

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1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Dewey, Ken, interviewer.
2. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.

Research call number

1. Sc MIRS Dewey 1985