Double-sided Invitation / poster for the 15th Avant Garde Festival of New York, 20 July 1980. Designed by Jim McWilliams. List of participating artists verso.
The Annual Avant Garde Festival of New York began in 1963 as an open forum for the emerging experimental music scene in New York City. Established in 1963 by cellist and performance artist Charlotte Moorman, the festival ran for 15 years until 1980 in various locations including Central Park and the Staten Island Ferry.
In 2016 The Grey Art Museum at New York University presented an exhibition examining Charlotte Moorman’s contribution to the New York Avant Garde.
Title: Poster for 15th Avant Garde Festival of New York, 20 July 1980 Noon until Midnight
Publisher: New Ground Presentations Inc., New York
Publication date: 1980
Design: Jim McWilliams
Format: 29.5 x 22 cm (folded), 88.5 x 58.3 cm (unfolded)
Condition: Good. With postage stamps and adhesive label addressed to Peter Townsend. Reasonable condition over all with some creasing, a small hole in the fold crease upper centre.
Stock Number: RB04501 79
Double-sided Invitation / poster for the 15th Avant Garde Festival of New York, 20 July 1980. Designed by Jim McWilliams. List of participating artists verso.
The Annual Avant Garde Festival of New York began in 1963 as an open forum for the emerging experimental music scene in New York City. Established in 1963 by cellist and performance artist Charlotte Moorman, the festival ran for 15 years until 1980 in various locations including Central Park and the Staten Island Ferry.
In 2016 The Grey Art Museum at New York University presented an exhibition examining Charlotte Moorman’s contribution to the New York Avant Garde.
Title: Poster for 15th Avant Garde Festival of New York, 20 July 1980 Noon until Midnight
Publisher: New Ground Presentations Inc., New York
Publication date: 1980
Design: Jim McWilliams
Format: 29.5 x 22 cm (folded), 88.5 x 58.3 cm (unfolded)
Condition: Good. With postage stamps and adhesive label addressed to Peter Townsend. Reasonable condition over all with some creasing, a small hole in the fold crease upper centre.
Stock Number: RB04501 79
