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Epitomes 1972 : Humanity and the ecstatic mind : manuscript
Author
Title
Epitomes 1972 : Humanity and the ecstatic mind : manuscript / Elwin Volk and Dennis McCalib.
Production
Pasadena, California, 1972.
Physical Description
12 items in 1 portfolio : pen and ink, watercolor, photocopy, audiocassette ; portfolio 35 x 26 cm
Notes
Title from portfolio wrapper.
Place and date of creation from portfolio wrapper.
Texts in English.
Provenance
Gift of Elwin Volk, 1972.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Box 2 (audiocassette): Restricted fragile material. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Biographical / Historical Note
Epitome was a publishing company based in Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. Elwin Volk (1911-) was the editor and Dennis McCalib was the designer.
Elwin Volk (1911-) was an American lawyer, author, poet, and editor.
Dennis McCalib was an American artist and author.
Summary
Portfolio created by Elwin Volk and Dennis McCalib, housing 10 items featuring artwork and text exploring ecstasy and altered states of consciousness, 1972. The portfolio cover is made from a single folded sheet of paper, with text in ink and artwork in watercolor. The items inside the portfolio consist of folded paper sheets of various sizes with poems and other texts in pen and ink or photocopy typescript, and art executed in watercolor. Some texts are on smaller sheets affixed to larger sheets. Also includes one typescript photocopy of a letter by Volk describing the contents of the portfolio, and one audiocassette, labeled: "Epitomes 1972 / Quaere: Library of Congress". Accompanied by a typescript letter from Volk to Yale University Library, offering the portfolio as a gift.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 21, 2023
References
Elwin Volk and Dennis McCalib, Epitomes 1972. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Elwin Volk and Dennis McCalib, Epitomes 1972. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Audiocassettes.
Audiovisual materials.
Pen and ink drawings.
Poems.
Watercolors (visual works)
Occupation
Artists California 20th century.
Poets California 20th century.
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