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Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library

Davi Det Hompson papers

8 Linear Feet

The bulk of the collection includes correspondence in the form of letters, mail art, and poetry to and from Davi Det Hompson from 1969 through 1988. The inclusion of typed copies of letters from Hompson adds a dimension of exchange to the correspondences in the collection. Notable exchanges are documented between Davi Det Hompson and artists, Anna Banana, Fletcher Copp, David Sucec, and Alice Aycock; and poets, Madeline Gins, Lyn Hejinian, Richard Craven, and Dick Higgins. The content of the correspondences focuses on Hompson's ideas about art, collaborative efforts, exhibitions and other projects. The collection also includes announcements for art shows along with newsletters and fanzines produced by art groups such as General Idea and W.O.R.K.S. Four folders are dedicated to an exhibition of mail art and performance art held at Virginia Commonwealth University in 1973 titled International Cyclopedia of Plans and Occurrences. The exhibition was curated by Davi Det Hompson and included submissions of mail art from over twenty different countries.The collection also includes two pieces of book art in completed form accompanied by various drafts. One piece is titled, "For breakfast I'll have, oh, two slices of dry toast and a cup of hot water." The second piece is titled, "You know it has to be a hairpiece." Oversize materials include original photography, drawings, posters and other art works by Davi Det Hompson and various artists.

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Davi Det Hompson papers 8 Linear Feet

Hompson, Davi Det, 1939-1996

The bulk of the collection includes correspondence in the form of letters, mail art, and poetry to and from Davi Det Hompson from 1969 through 1988. The inclusion of typed copies of letters from Hompson adds a dimension of exchange to the correspondences in the collection. Notable exchanges are documented between Davi Det Hompson and artists, Anna Banana, Fletcher Copp, David Sucec, and Alice Aycock; and poets, Madeline Gins, Lyn Hejinian, Richard Craven, and Dick Higgins. The content of the correspondences focuses on Hompson's ideas about art, collaborative efforts, exhibitions and other projects. The collection also includes announcements for art shows along with newsletters and fanzines produced by art groups such as General Idea and W.O.R.K.S. Four folders are dedicated to an exhibition of mail art and performance art held at Virginia Commonwealth University in 1973 titled International Cyclopedia of Plans and Occurrences. The exhibition was curated by Davi Det Hompson and included submissions of mail art from over twenty different countries.The collection also includes two pieces of book art in completed form accompanied by various drafts. One piece is titled, "For breakfast I'll have, oh, two slices of dry toast and a cup of hot water." The second piece is titled, "You know it has to be a hairpiece." Oversize materials include original photography, drawings, posters and other art works by Davi Det Hompson and various artists.

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