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Photographs and papers relating to Provo
Title
[Photographs and papers relating to Provo].
Production
Amsterdam, Netherlands, [circa 1960s-1980s]
Physical Description
4.08 linear feet (3 boxes)
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Place of creation from markings on the items.
Date of creation supplied by cataloger.
Box 1: Photographs and ephemera relating to Provo. Box 2: Photographs by Igno Cuypers and newspaper clippings about Cor Jaring. Box 3: Books and ephemera relating to Cor Jaring.
In Dutch.
Provenance
Portions of the collection were formerly owned by Hennie van der Louw and Willie van der Louw. Purchased from John Benjamins Antiquariat and Philippe Luiggi on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2015.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Provo was a Dutch anarchist counterculture movement that existed circa 1965-1972. The movement aimed to create social change through non-violence and absurdist humor. Founding members included Robert Jasper Grootveld, Roel van Duijn, and Rob Stolk.
Igno Cuypers is a Dutch photographer.
Robert Jasper Grootveld (1932-2009) was a Dutch artist and activist who became involved in the Provo movement.
Cor Jaring (1936-2013) was a Dutch photographer, photojournalist, and conceptual artist.
Summary
The collection includes photographs, printed ephemera, and other material relating to the Provo movement in Amsterdam, circa 1960s-1980s. Photographic prints by Maarten Brinkgreve, Cor Jaring, and Koen Wessing document: performance art and happenings by artists including Robert Jasper Grootveld, Yoshio Nakajima, Max Reneman, Rob Stolk, L. van der Zalm, and others; early meetings of the Provo group; anti-monarchist demonstrations by Stolk during the royal wedding of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus van Amsberg; and other people and activities relating to the Provo movement. Also includes: three photographs by Igno Cuypers of Grootveld in his K-Tempel construction, taken 1963, printed in the 1980s; photographs and a program containing a musical score and texts relating to the activities and performances of the Insektesektion, an environmentalist group that included artists Theo Kley, van der Zalm, Reneman, and others; two printed flyers for performances and happenings; a group of mail art created from postcards and dye diffusion transfer prints, along with a small group of manuscript notes ("Klaas checks") sent from Grootveld in the guise of the character Santa Claus ("Sinterklaas" in Dutch) to Henk J. Meier; and a collection of books, ephemera, and clippings relating to Cor Jaring.
Format
Images
Language
Dutch
Added to Catalog
April 28, 2022
References
Photographs and Papers Relating to Provo. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Photographs and Papers Relating to Provo. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Dye diffusion transfer prints.
Mail art.
Photographs.
Scores (documents for music)
Songs (musical compositions)
Vocal scores.
Occupation
Artists Netherlands 20th century.
Journalists Netherlands 20th century.
Photographers Netherlands 20th century.
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