Biography
Scope and Content
Related Collections
Indexing Terms
Access
Acquisition Information
Processing Information
Preferred Citation
Publication Rights
Creator:
Mantegna, Gianfranco
Title: Gianfranco Mantegna Papers
Date (inclusive): 1959-1975
Extent:
3.7 linear feet
Abstract: Gianfranco Mantegna (1939-2001) was an Italian-born photographer who was a member
of the Living Theatre from 1965 to 1969. His Papers contain photographs of Living Theatre productions
and correspondence, posters, programs, and promotional materials relating to the Living Theatre.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as
many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Department of
Special Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-191
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Biography
Gianfranco Mantegna (1939-2001) started his career as a photojournalist in Rome. From 1965 to 1969, he
was a member of the Living Theater, after meeting the group in Italy. He wrote
We, the Living
Theatre
(1970), a photographic essay. Mantegna settled in New York in the early 1970s. In
1990 he curated the U.S. participation in two Italian video festivals, "Taormina Arte Video" and
"Riccione TTV."
Source: Gianfranco Mantegna Obituary in
Art in America. Westport, CT: F.F. Sherman, March
2001.
Scope and Content
Contains photographs, negatives, slides, and contact sheets of the Living Theatre productions as well as
correspondence, posters, programs, and promotional materials relating to the Living Theatre.
Arrangement of the Collection
The Papers are arranged into five series: 1. Manuscripts, 2. Correspondence, 3. Printed Materials, 4.
Ephemera, and 5. Photographic Materials.
Related Collections
D-138 Spicer, James and Morris Ploscowe. Collection
D-146 Gibson, Robin and Luis Viega. Collection
D-187 Living Theatre Archives
D-189 Bissinger, Karl. Papers
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online
public access catalog.
Mantegna, Gianfranco--Archives
Malina, Judith, 1926-
Beck, Julian, 1925-1985
Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
Experimental theater
Theater--United States
Theater--Europe
Stage photography
Access
Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Information
Acquired through a combination of purchases and donations from Gianfranco Mantegna in 1979, 1981, and
1982.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed these papers and created and encoded this finding aid.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Gianfranco Mantegna Papers, D-191, Department of Special Collections, General
Library, University of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to
publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library,
University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or
imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.