Richard James Allen and Karen Pearlman Collection Part 2
Richard James Allen and Karen Pearlman Collection Part 2
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1989-1993
Call Numbers
MLMSS 5806 ADD-ON 2242
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
2.55 metres of textual material (15 boxes) - manuscript, printed, and typescript
Clippings
Posters
Sound Recordings
Moving Images - video recordings
Moving Images - motion pictures
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Access Conditions
Restricted
Physical Access Conditions
This material is held offsite and can take up to 4 working days to retrieve. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
This collection includes: 1. Manuscripts of Richard James Allen's book of poetry, 'Hope for a man named Jimmie & Grand Illusion Joe'. 2.Material relating to the film, 'Mistakes of Heaven', written and directed by Allen - drafts of script, coorespondence and a copy of the film. 3. Material relating to the dance/play, 'If war were a dance' - resear...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Richard James Allen and Karen Pearlman Collection Part 2
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Part 1 of this collection is located at ML MSS 5806. Please consult the Mitchell Library Manuscripts card catalogue.
For related material see Performing the Unnameable: Australian Performance Texts Archive
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from Richard James Allen and Karen Pearlman in 1993
Administrative / Biographical history
Richard James Allen was born in Australia in 1960 and he married Karen Pearlman, an accomplished American dancer, in 1985. In the same year they founded That Was Fast, a dance company which produced poetry, dance, theatre, film and video. Together they have created a range of works which combine Richard's poetry with dance performance. They have pe...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 5806 ADD-ON 2242
Record Identifier
1l4d3MJ1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1l4d3MJ1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
412525
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