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Add MS 89192/11/1

Record Id:

040-003378302

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003320058

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100046375624.0x000001

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Add MS 89192/11/1

Title:

Lee Harwood Supplementary Papers: Large Posters

Scope & Content:

Various large format posters for poetry readings, including five items (6, 12, 14, 15, and 16 below) not related to readings:

(1). Brighton Arts Festival. Fringe event at Gallery 185, Kings Road Arches, Brighton. Fri 10 May [year not indicated]. Harwood, Elaine Feinstein and Donald Gardner reading. 490 x 330 mm. (For a smaller format poster for this event, see Add MS 89192/11/2.)
(2). 'Poets Cambridge 69'. Main Hall, Chemistry Building, Lensfield Road, Cambridge. Fifteen poets reading, including Harwood. Poster shows a group of fifteen outline figures. 350 x 460 mm.
(3). '21st Festival franco-anglais de poésie'. Paris, 4-9 May 1998. Poètes invités include Harwood. 600 x 450 mm.
(4). 'Poetry Reading Series at the Winding Stair Bookshop'. 40 Lower Ormond Quay [Dublin]. 20 Mar - 11 Apr [year not indicated]. Harwood and Brian Lynch reading. 600 x 420 mm.
(5). Duplicate poster of item (4) above.
(6). 'Ha'way the Lads - Sunderland A.F.C.' Artist's impression (goal-mouth scene) of 'Sunderland A.F.C. Team of All Talents (1891/1897) v their great rivals Aston Villa.' Published by Ceolfrith Press (August 1974) to accompany the exhibition 'Ha'way the Lads - The Road to Wembley'. 450 xc 640 mm.
(7). 'A Morden Tower Reading: Lee Harwood and Allen Fisher'. Saturday 23 Nov [year not indicated]. 500 x 750 mm.
(8). 'Unicorn'. Harwood and Larry Fagin reading at Arch 185, Kings Road Arches, Brighton. Fri 29 Sep [1967]. 720 x 440 mm.
(9). 'Poetry Press Now: A Festival of Independent Presses'. The Poetry Society and The National Book League. Fri 11 Mar and Sat 12 Mar [1977]. Readings by Harwood, Martin Booth, Gavin Ewart, Barry MacSweeney, 'and others'. 600 x 420 mm.
(10). 'Poetspeak'. Festival of Arts, University of Surrey. At Chenil Galleries, Chelsea Town Hall, King's Road, Chelsea, London. Thurs 10 Feb [1966]. Poets speaking: Alex Trocchi, Harwood, Ed Dorn, Pete Brown, Dave Cunliffe, 'and others'. 760 x 510 mm. See also (in Add MS 88998/1/7) Peace News, 25 Feb 1966, for a review of Dorn, Geography, by Tom McGrath which includes a photograph taken at this event of Dorn reading with Harwood in the background.
(11). 'Four Lunch Hour Poetry Readings'. Fortune Theatre, Russell Street, London. Thurs 15 May [1969], Adrian Mitchell; 22 May, Christopher Logue; 29 May, Tom Pickard; 5 Jun, Stuart Montgomery and Harwood. 760 x 500 mm.
(12). 'Collier Discharging' by Edward Slocombe. Signed engraving (shipping scene). Signed in pencil by Slocombe and by W. L. Wyllie [late 19th century]. 500 x 650 mm.
(13). 'Circus Alpha Centauri presents A Kaleidoscope of Wordmusic'. The Roundhouse, London. Wed 20 Dec [year not indicated - late 1960s]. Pete Brown and the Poetry Band, The Liverpool Scene, Tom Pickard and the Living Mythology, and various individual poets including Harwood. Compere, John Peel. 760 x 520 mm.
(14). 'In Close-Up / Samuel Beckett'. Poster promoting an exhibition of photographs, paintings and video film at the National Portrait Gallery, London, 11 Dec 1987 - 1 May 1988. Poster shows a black and white photograph of Beckett seated in a café. 760 x 510 mm.
(15). Reproduction colour poster for Fantômas by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre. 790 x 520 mm.
(16). Screenprint, on heavy paper. Two geometric figures in blue, yellow and black, with the following text: 'Remembering an angel' / 'so-and-so's died' / 'the shadow of death like a cloud passed over him and kept on going'. No date or signature. 600 x 760 mm.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003320058
036-003378301
040-003378302

Is part of:

Add MS 89192 : Lee Harwood: Supplementary Papers
Add MS 89192/11 : Lee Harwood Supplementary Papers: Posters and Photographs

Add MS 89192/11/1 : Lee Harwood Supplementary Papers: Large Posters

Hierarchy:

032-003320058[0011]/036-003378301[0001]/040-003378302

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89192

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 file (16 items)

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1966

End Date:

1998

Date Range:

1966-1998

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Physical Characteristics:

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Material Type:

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Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Ewart, Gavin Buchanan, poet, 1916-1995
Slocombe, Edward, artist, 1850-1915