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Guide to the Ben Morea and Aldo Tambellini Papers TAM 530
Descriptive Summary
| Title: |
Ben Morea and Aldo Tambellini Art Papers |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1961-2010 |
| Dates [bulk]: |
1961-1973 |
| Abstract: |
Painter Ben Morea, and artist and sculptor Aldo Tambellini were both anarchists active
in the artistic and political counterculture in New York City in the 1960s and 1970s.
Aldo Tambellini edited and published a newsletter called The Screw with its slogan "Artists in an Anonymous Generation Arise." In 1966 Ben Morea and
the poet Dan Georgakas founded a Dada-influenced art group called Black Mask. In May
1968, Black Mask changed its name to Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers. The Motherfuckers
(often referred to as simply "the Motherfuckers", or UAW/MF) were an anarchist affinity
group based in New York City's Lower East Side. They contributed to New York City's
counterculture by setting up crash pads, serving free food, starting a free store,
and helping radicals connect with doctors and lawyers. They used direct action to
stage various political-artistic events and demonstrations, and are thought to have
inspired members of the Weather Underground and the Yippies. This collection contains
clippings, fliers, graphic art, periodicals, posters, photographs, programs and other
printed ephemera that document Morea and Tambellini's activities both during and before
the founding of Black Mask, and the activity of the Motherfuckers. There is also correspondence
and other material relating to the Situationist International, several annotated issues
of the Rebel Worker (Industrial Workers of the World), and correspondence and other materials created
or collected by donor Max Blechman that also pertain to anarchism and its relationship
to the arts.
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| Quantity: |
1.5 Linear Feet (4 Boxes; box 4 is an oversized flat box, 20.5 x 16.5 x 3) |
| Language: |
Materials are in primarily in English, with a few items in French |
| Call Phrase: |
TAM 530 |
