The series comprises of newspaper, journal and magazine clippings about George Herms
and his works.
Arrangement
Arranged in two subseries.
Series XI.A. Biography files, 1975-2000
0.2 Linear
Feet
(1 box)
Contains Herms' work applications universities; several curricula vitae; biographies
written by other people, some with Herms' annotations; lists of collectors, shows and
works compiled over the years.
Arrangement
Arranged topically.
box
folder
193
1-3
Curricula vitae, 1976-1996
193
4
Herms' biography, 1975-2000
Written by others including an excerpt from "Assemblage in California," written by
John Copland, Fidel Danieli's essay about Herms for Artweek and comments from children.
193
5
Lists of shows and works, 1980-1993
193
6
List of collectors, 1986-1997
193
7-9
Applications, 1992-1996
Applications to U.C. Davis, U.C. Irvine and Yale University.
Series XI.B. Clippings, 1967-2000, undated
1.1 Linear
Feet
(3 boxes)
Contains clippings from newspapers and journals featuring Herms and his works.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically with undated materials at the end.
box
folder
193
10
1967
193
11
1969
193
12
1970
193
13
1972
Includes an article featuring Herms and Effluvia.
193
14
1973
193
15-16
1975
Includes Environment and The New Art: 1960-1975 that
described Herms "Alive Box" commissioned by Bill Hillman.
193
17
1976-1977
193
18-19
1978
box
folder
194
1
1979
194
2-3
1981
Includes three copies of Artists News, Vol.4 No.4,
with Love Press logo on the cover, an article on Herms' "Scores" installation at the
University of Denver and reviews of Collage and Assemblage at the Mississippi Museum
of Art.
194
3
1982-1983
194
4
1984
Includes several articles on MacArthur Park.
194
5
1985-1986
194
6
1987
194
7
1988
194
8-9
1989
Includes a California Artists Calendar featuring Herms' "Song for Hope," mixed
media, 1987 and several articles on "Moon Dial."
194
10
1990
194
11
1991
box
folder
195
1
1992
Includes "Metaphors for the human spirit" from the San
Francisco Examiner, "Sixty-six Things About the California Assemblage
Movement" by Michael McClure from Artweek and "George
Herms: The Secret Archives," by Peter Frank from LA
Weekly.
195
2
1993-1994
Includes "Love and Rubbish," by Ken Johnson from Art in
America, "George Herms; The Secret Handwriting of Eternity," by Rosetta
Brooks from ArtSpace.
195
3
1995
Includes a review of Shooter, 1980 and Worlds in a
Box exhibition.
195
4
1996
Includes review for Balcony, 1994 and "The Beats at
The Whitney" by John Grady.
195
5
1997
Includes several reviews of Sunshine Noir: Art in L.A., 1960-1975.
