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This collection represents the writing collaboration between Victor Bockris and Andrew
Wylie during the 1970s. It is divided into three series: I. Works and Related Materials,
1965-2003; II. Photographs, circa 1970s; III. Works by Others, 1971-2002. |
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Series I. comprises the bulk of the collection, and is divided into three subseries.
Subseries A. Subject Files, contains typescripts and tearsheets for works written
by Bockris
and Wylie, and published under the name Bockris-Wylie. The contents are arranged
alphabetically by the last names of the subjects. It includes drafts and typescripts
for
their book Ali: Fighter, Poet, Prophet, as well as many
interviews published in a variety of periodicals, including The Coldspring Journal, The Drummer, and Oui. Some of the notable
subjects are William S. Burroughs, Salvador Dali, Mick Jagger, François Truffaut,
and Andy
Warhol. |
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Subseries B. is arranged by title and contains works written individually by Bockris
or
Wylie, and with various collaborators, as well as interviews used for two books, How I Learned to Like Myself, and "The Life of Poetry." The latter two works contain interviews of
multiple subjects. |
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Subseries C. Correspondence and Project Files is comprised of correspondence to Bockris
and
Wylie from Gerard Malanga, Aram Saroyan, and other various correspondents, as well
as one
folder of notes for various projects. |
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Series II. Photographs includes photographs of artists, musicians, and writers, some
of
whom were closely associated with Andy Warhol and the Factory, including Lou Reed
and Holly
Woodlawn. Other notable photographic subjects include Yoko Ono and John Lennon, Alice
Cooper, and Patti Smith. The photographers are unknown for the bulk of the photographs. |
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Series III. contains works by others, some of which were edited by Bockris or Wylie,
and
published by Telegraph Books. Of interest are an inscribed copy of "Explosion of the Swan: Salvador Dali on Federico García-Lorca and Three
Poems" by Gerard Malanga, and a typescript copy of "Judith" by Patti Smith. |
