Finding aid for the Guy de Cointet audiovisual material and storyboards, circa 1960s-1976 2017.M.9
Jade M. Finlinson and Petra Warren
Special Collections
2018
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Contributing Institution: Special Collections
Title: Guy de Cointet audiovisual material and storyboards
Creator: Cointet, Guy de, 1934-1983
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.M.9
Physical Description: 3.63 Linear Feet(7 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1960s-1976
Abstract: The collection comprises film, video, and storyboards by French-born, Los Angeles-based artist Guy de Cointet. Included are
reels of film, videotapes and other materials relating to performances, such as
Two Drawings, Lost at Sea, Going to the Market, At Sunrise a Cry was Heard and
the Halved Painting. Fifty-one storyboards relate to Cointet's film
I Dream (Old Woman).
Physical Location: Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the
catalog record for this collection. Click here for the
access policy .
Language of Material: Collection material is in English, with some French.
Arrangement
The material is arranged into two series: Series I. Audiovisual material, circa 1960s-1976; Series II. Storyboards, circa
1969-1971.
Biographical / Historical Note
Artist Guy de Cointet, was born in Paris, France in 1934, but lived and worked largely in Los Angeles from 1968 until his
death in 1983. He was active in the Conceptual Art movement that emerged in Los Angeles in the 1970s, and is recognized as
one of the major figures of this art group.
Due to his father's military career, Cointet spent his childhood and teenage years in Oran, Algeria, where he met and formed
friendships with Yves Saint Laurent and Jérôme Ducrot. Years later, he returned to France to study art at the Ecole nationale
supérieure d'art et de design, but did not finish his studies. He then moved to Paris in the early 1950s, where he worked
as a fashion illustrator and graphic designer for the
Jardin des Modes magazine with his childhood friend, Ducrot, who was a fashion photographer. In 1966, Cointet accompanied Ducrot on a trip
to New York City, where he met Susan Hoffman, known as Andy Warhol's muse, Viva, who introduced him to Larry Bell, an American
sculptor. He formed a working relationship with Bell, acting as his assistant for seven years. When Bell returned to Los Angeles
in 1968, Cointet joined him. Cointet remained in Los Angeles until his death.
During his lifetime, Cointet produced a rich body of work that reflects his interest in invented languages, rebuses, mathematical
games, and coded and symbolic systems of representation. He is known for his highly conceptual and cryptographic works on
paper, but he also experimented with audiovisual media. His theatrical performances and experimental films evoke surreal,
dreamlike, and often barely-sensical narratives that combine a unique mix of television soap operas, post-structuralist theory,
and French avant-garde literature. In addition to producing his own work, Cointet taught performance seminars as a guest
lecturer at the Otis College of Art and Design from 1975 to 1977, then known as Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design.
Cointet's work, barely recognized during the artist's life, was shaped by the writings of the French poet Raymond Roussel,
Futurism, and Andy Warhol's pop art. A number of Los Angeles artists, including Paul McCarthy, Allen Ruppersberg, Mike Kelley,
and John Baldessari were strongly influenced by de Cointet's work and some became good friends with the artist. De Cointet's
performances and his works are held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of
Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
Sources consulted:
De Brugerolle, Marie, "Tell Me More… About Guy de Cointet: A History of the Film by Marie de Brugerolle." Excerpt from "Who's
that guy? – Tell me more about Guy de Cointet (DVD), p. 2-11. Les presses du réel, July 2014. https://www.lespressesdureel.com/EN/file/ouvrage/3365/extrait_pdf_3365.pdf
Phillips, Glenn, "Acquisition Approval Form for 'Guy de Cointet (French, 1934-1983), Storyboard for I Dream (c. 1969-71),
and collection of film, video, and audio materials (c. 1962-83)," accession no. 2017.M.19, July 7, 2016.
Piron, François, "Biography," Guy de Cointet Society. May 2016. http://guydecointet.org/en/preface.
Conditions Governing Access
Audiovisual material is unavailable until reformatted.
Publication Rights
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Brian Dailey and Paula Ballo-Dailey. Acquired in 2017.
Preferred Citation
Guy de Cointet audiovisual material and storyboards, circa 1960s-1976, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession
no. 2017.M.9.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2017m9
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Jade M. Finlinson in 2018. Petra Warren updated the audiovisual descriptions and expanded
the biographical note in October 2020.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes 26 reels of Super 8mm film, seven reels of videotape, three videocassettes, and ten reels of audiotape,
comprising films, fragments, interviews, and posthumous documentation of art exhibitions and performances of Cointet's works
by other artists.
Additionally, the collection holds 51 storyboards on 3 5/8 x 4 7/8 inch cards for the film
I Dream (Old Woman).
Related Archival Materials
Additional films by Guy de Cointet, some of them digitized, can be found in the following collections held by the repository:
Hal Glicksman papers (2009.M.5); Long Beach Museum of Art Video Archive: Series VII. Exhibition videos (2006.M.7); and Guy
de Cointet digitized performance videos (2017.M.10).
Digitized Material
All 51 storyboards for the film
I Dream (Old Woman) were digitized in 2020 and the images are available online: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/2017m9s2
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion pictures (visual works)
Drawings (visual works)
Storyboards
Video art
Interviews
Performance art -- California -- Los Angeles
Performance art -- United States -- 20th century
Experimental films
Graphic arts -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century
Conceptual Art -- United States -- 20th century
Sound recordings -- United States -- 20th century
Video art -- California -- Los Angeles
Video recordings -- United States -- 20th century
Audiovisual material, Series I.
circa 1960s-1976
Arrangement
Materials have been arranged alphabetically by the archivist. Audiovisual items were assigned consecutive item numbers upon
receipt which may differ from any number(s) appearing on the original item or accompanying materials as some original item
numbers were duplicative or misleading.
Access
The audiovisual material in Series I. is unavailable until reformatted.
Scope and Contents
Series I. includes 26 reels of Super 8mm film, 7 reels of videotape, 3 videocassettes, and 10 reels of audiotape, comprising
films, fragments, interviews, finished works and performance documentation, including footage of some posthumous performance
productions and working materials. Some materials are unlabeled or have unknown content, and several have labels in indecipherable
handwriting or feature only initials.
Film and video recordings,
circa 1960s-1975
box 5, item V5
At Sunrise a Cry was Heard or
The Halved Painting at UC Irvine,
1974 June 5
Physical Description
1 videotape reel (30 min.) ; 1/2 in.
Scope and Contents
The typewritten label on the front of the inner plastic case reads, "At Sunrise a Cry was Heard, or, The Halved Painting,
UC Irvine, June 5, '74." A second typewritten label on the spine of the case reads, "Guy de Cointet." The outer paper sleeve
has a piece of paper tape along the top edge that has the handwritten number 8 in a circle, followed by the words "Loan to
Cont. Museum, return to Brian Dailey" followed by a phone number.
box 3, item F25
Caneila,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (approximately 15 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 5-inch Super 8 film reel in a metal container, on which a piece of tape reads, "Caneila 2 s[_]ie" with the second word
indecipherable. A small round orange sticker also on the front of the can was labeled with the number 2.
box 3, item F24
Caneila, Old Woman,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (approximately 15 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 5-inch Super 8 film reel in a metal container, on which a sticky note was taped and in handwritten ink is written, "F-5,
20, 1 of 1, Caneila, old woman." The number 5 appears to be a correction written over the number 4.
box 4, item V1
Contents unknown,
circa 1970s
Physical Description
1 videocassette (U-matic) (20 min.) ; 3/4 in.
Scope and Contents
Videocassette is unlabled, but a loose label sticker is tucked into the clear plastic label holder on the front cover. A piece
of tape along the top edge features a number 3 in a circle, followed by the words, "Loaned to Museum, contents unknown, return
to Brian Dailey" followed by a phone number.
box 4, item V2
Contents unknown,
circa 1970s
Physical Description
1 videocassette (U-matic) (20 min.) ; 3/4 in.
Scope and Contents
Videocassette is unlabeled, but a loose label sticker is tucked into the clear plastic label holder on the front cover. A
piece of tape along the top edge features a number 2 in a circle, followed by the words, "Loaned to Museum, contents unknown,
return to Brian Dailey" followed by a phone number.
box 5, item V8
For Guy de Cointet and Wanda,
circa 1974
Physical Description
1 videotape reel (30 min.) ; 1/2 in.
Scope and Contents.
A handwritten label on the side of the inner plastic case reads, "For Guy de Cointet and Wanda," and the name Calvin is written
in black ink but scribbled out in red ink. The outer paper sleeve has a piece of paper tape along the top edge that has the
handwritten number 9 in a circle, followed by the words "Loan to L.A. Cont. Museum, return to Brian Dailey," followed by a
phone number.
box 4, item V3
Going to the Market and
Lost at Sea at Cirrus Gallery,
1975 January 14
Physical Description
1 videocassette (U-matic) (20 min.) ; 3/4 in.
Scope and Contents
Label reads in type, "Guy de Cointet: 'Going to the Market' (performer: Peg Shirley), 'Lost at Sea' (Performer: Virginia Farmer),
Cirrus Gallery, L.A. Jan. 14, '75." The primary label on the hard blue plastic cover reads, "Cirrus, 708 N. Manhattan Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90038, Tel. 213-42-1157, Guy de Cointet, two new works:
Going to the Market and
Lost at Sea, presentation Tuesday, January 14, at 8:30 PM." A sticky note attached to the cover repeats the title and date information,
and a piece of tape along the top edge features a number 1 in a circle, followed by the words, "Loaned to Con. Museum, return
to Brian Dailey" followed by a phone number.
box 4, item V4
Going to the Market and
Lost at Sea at Cirrus Gallery,
1975 January 25
Physical Description
1 videotape reel (30 min.) ; 1/2 in.
Scope and Contents
A handwritten label on the reel reads, "1-25-75, copy from edited Cointet tape 3650-3600, Cirrus perf. 1-75." The typewritten
label on the front of the inner plastic case reads, "Going to the market, Lost at Sea, Cirrus Gallery - January 14, '75."
The outer paper sleeve has a piece of paper tape along the top edge that has the number 7 in a circle, followed by the handwritten
words "Loan to Con. Museum, return to Brian Dailey" followed by a phone number. A sticky note attached to the paper sleeve
repeats the titles, location, and date of the performance, along with the characters, "F-7, 1210 ft." An additional piece
of transparent tape is labeled "2 of 6" in ink.
box 1, item F1
Michael S.,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel inside a Kodak processing box with a shipping label addressed to "De Cointet." The original box
is labeled "1 of 9" in ink on the front, and the "#5" is handwritten in ink on the back, with multiple other manufacturer
numbers also present on the box. The words "Michael S." are handwritten on the side of the box in marker.
Scope and Contents
Access is restricted pending conservation.
box 1, item F2
Michael S.,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel inside a Kodak processing box with handwritten numbers and a shipping label addressed to "De
Cointet." The original box is labeled "2 of 9" in ink on the front, and the number 61254 in ink is handwritten on the back,
with multiple other manufacturer numbers also present on the box. The words "Michael S." are handwritten on the side of the
box in marker.
Scope and Contents
Access is restricted pending conservation.
box 1, item F9
Original dye print, American Film Industries,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel in hard blue plastic case labeled "1 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper
sleeve on which was handwritten in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels."
box 5, item V9
Sophie Rummel at Cirrus Gallery,
1974 April 4
Physical Description
1 videotape reel (30 min.) ; 1/2 in.
Scope and Contents
The typewritten label on the front of the inner plastic case for V9 reads, "After her long Illness...Sophie Rummel is pleased
to invite you to the presentation of her: recent paintings, Cirrus Gallery, N. Manhattan Pl. Los Angeles Calif. 90038, Tel.
213-462-____, Thursday April 4, at 8:30 PM." The outer paper sleeve has a piece of paper tape along the top edge that has
the handwritten number 5 in a circle, followed by the words "Loan to Contemp. Museum, return to Brian Dailey" followed by
a phone number.
box 4, item V6
The Halved Painting, UC Irvine Art Gallery,
1974 June 5
Physical Description
1 videotape reel (30 min.) ; 1/2 in.
Scope and Contents
Typewritten label on the front of the inner plastic case reads, "Guy de Cointet, The Halved Painting, Irvine Art Gallery,
June 5, '74, (Performer: Deborah Coates)." The outer paper sleeve has a piece of paper tape along the top edge that has the
handwritten number 6 in a circle, followed by the words "Loan to Museum Contemp., return to Brian Dailey" followed by a phone
number. A piece of transparent tape on the paper sleeve is labeled "5 of 6" in black ink.
box 5, item V10
The Paintings of Sophie Rummel, Cirrus Gallery,
1974 April 4
Physical Description
1 videotape reel (30 min.) ; 1/2 in.
Scope and Contents
The typewritten label on the case reads, "Guy de Cointet,
The Paintings of Sophie Rummel, Cirrus Gallery, April 4, '74, (Performer: Viva)." A handwritten label on the spine of the case reads, "duplicate tape, 1
on loan to L.A.C.T.M. 1/17/85." A sticky note attached to the case repeats the title and performance information, and includes
the characters "F-16." A transparent piece of tape reads, "1 of 1" in black ink.
box 4, item V7
Two Drawings at Otis Art Institute,
1974 November 20
Physical Description
1 videotape reel (30 min.) ; 1/2 in.
Scope and Contents
The typewritten label on the front of the inner plastic case reads, "Guy de Cointet, Two Drawings, Otis Art Institute, Nov.
20, '74, (Performer: Jake Bean)." The outer paper sleeve has a piece of paper tape along the top edge that has the handwritten
number 4 in a circle, followed by the words "Loan to L.A. Cont. Museum, return to Brian Dailey" followed by a phone number.
A sticky note repeats the title and performance location, and performer name, and also features the characters "F-5, 845 ft."
box 3, item F26
Untitled,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (approximately 30 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 7-inch Super 8 film reel in a metal container, on which a sticky note was taped and which read, "F-19, 8 mm reel & can,
no title." A small round orange sticker also on the front of the can was labeled with the number 1.
box 2, item F10
Untitled, 1 of 13,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel labeled "1 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper sleeve on which was handwritten
in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels."
box 2, item F11
Untitled, 2 of 13,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel case labeled "2 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper sleeve on which was
handwritten in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels."
box 2, item F12
Untitled, 3 of 13,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel labeled "3 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper sleeve on which was handwritten
in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels." An original sticker with the characters "C621162" is also present, and features
type printed characters and the first number six written with marker.
box 2, item F13
Untitled, 4 of 13,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel labeled "4 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper sleeve on which was handwritten
in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels." The number 10 is written in black marker on the blue plastic case, directly under
the sticker showing on which "4 of 13" is written in ink.
box 2, item F14
Untitled, 5 of 13,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel labeled "5 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper sleeve on which was handwritten
in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels." A torn sticky note attached to the blue case features the characters "F-24" and
"#1163."
box 2, item F15
Untitled, 6 of 13,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel labeled "6 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper sleeve on which was handwritten
in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels." An original sticker with the type printed characters "C 20672" is also present.
Additionally, the characters "#4" are handwritten in ink on the reel itself.
box 2, item F16
Untitled, 7 of 13,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel labeled "7 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper sleeve on which was handwritten
in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels." Also present are the characters "So #723" handwritten on tape; a sticky note with
the characters "F-27" and "#0673" handwritten in ink; and the words "Print AFI" and the number "322" written in ink directly
on the reel.
box 1, item F8
Untitled, 8 of 9,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel labeled "8 of 9" in ink on the front, where there is also handwritten the number 10 circled in
ink. The film itself features "#10" written in marker on the leader.
box 2, item F17
Untitled, 8 of 13,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel labeled "8 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper sleeve on which was handwritten
in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels." A sticky note with the characters "F-25" and "#0671" is taped to the blue plastic
case, and "#5" is written in blue ink directly on the reel.
box 2, item F18
Untitled, 9 of 13,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reele labeled "9 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper sleeve on which was handwritten
in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels." An original sticker with the characters "C1221" is also present.
box 2, item F19
Untitled, 10 of 13,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel labeled "10 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper sleeve on which was handwritten
in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels." A sticky note with the characters "F-21" and "#1020" is taped to the blue plastic
case, and covers another original sticker with the characters "C 21020" type printed on it.
box 2, item F20
Untitled, 11 of 13,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel labeled "11 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper sleeve on which was handwritten
in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels."
box 2, item F21
Untitled, 12 of 13,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel labeled "12 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper sleeve on which was handwritten
in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels." The number 9 is written in black marker on the blue plastic case.
box 2, item F22
Untitled, 13 of 13,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel labeled "13 of 13," part of thirteen reels grouped together in a paper sleeve on which was handwritten
in marker, "Series of 13 8mm film reels." The number 8 is written in black marker on the blue plastic case.
box 1, item F3
V[_], 3 of 9,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel inside a Kodak processing box with a shipping label addressed to "De Cointet." The original box
is labeled "3 of 9" in ink on the front, where the numeral "II" is also handwritten in marker, with multiple other manufacturer
numbers also present on the original box label.
box 1, item F4
V[_], 4 of 9,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel inside a Kodak processing box with a shipping label addressed to "De Cointet." The original box
is labeled "4 of 9" in ink on the front, where the word "Ballon" is also handwritten in ink along with other words in French,
including what is presumed to be the project title "Vailers [?]" and the word "Joli." Multiple manufacturer numbers are also
present on the original box label. "V[_]" is handwritten on the side of the box in marker.
box 1, item F5
V[_], 5 of 9,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel inside a Kodak processing box with a shipping label addressed to "De Cointet." The original box
is labeled "5 of 9" in ink on the front, where there are multiple phrases also handwritten in ink along with other words in
French, including what is presumed to be the project title "Vailers [?]." Multiple manufacturer numbers are also present on
the original box label. "V[_]" is handwritten on the side of the box in marker.
box 1, item F6
V[_], 6 of 9,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.); super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel inside a Kodak processing box with a shipping label addressed to "Decointet." The original box
is labeled "6 of 9" in ink on the front, where there are multiple phrases also handwritten in ink along with other words in
French, including what is presumed to be the project title "Vailers [?]." Multiple manufacturer numbers are also present on
the original box label. "V[_]" is handwritten on the side of the box in marker.
box 1, item F7
V[_], 7 of 9,
circa 1960s
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel inside a Kodak processing box with a shipping label addressed to "De Cointet." The original box
is labeled "7 of 9" in ink on the front, where there are multiple phrases also handwritten in ink along with other words in
French, including what is presumed to be the project title "Vailers [?]." Multiple manufacturer numbers are also present on
the original box label. "V--" is handwritten on the side of the box in marker.
box 2, item F23
Weissberg 1962,
December 1962
Physical Description
1 film reel (3 min.) ; super 8 mm.
Scope and Contents
One 3-inch Super 8 film reel in an original Kodak processing box with shipping label attached, addressed to M. F. Weissberg
in Washington, D. C. A printed label reads, "Weissberg 1962," and handwritten notes in ink read, "Wash, Nina & P.R., Dec.
1962, Poor." The shipping stamp on the box is dated June 9, 1963.
Sound recordings,
circa 1970s-1976
box 6, item R10
An Interview with Dr. Hun,
November 1976
Physical Description
1 audiotape reel (30 min.) : analog ; 5 in., 1/2 in. tape.
Scope and Contents
Handwritten in black ink on the original box for the reel R10 are the words, "Guy de Cointet, #1 copy," along with "Nov. '76"
and the title
An Interview with Dr. Hun in red ink, which is followed by the characters "(6')." A sticky note repeats the title and date, along with the characters
"F-17." An piece of transparent tape features the characters, "1 of 1."
box 6, item R2
Essai Montage,
circa 1970s
Physical Description
1 audiotape reel (30 min.) : analog ; 5 in., 1/4 in. tape.
Scope and Contents
A piece of tape on the R2 reel reads, "Essai Montage" handwritten in ink, followed by another word that could be "réalisation"
but is unclear. A sticky note attached to the reel reads, "F2, 20, Montage," in ink, followed by the characters "1 of 3" written
in black marker.
box 6, item R1
KPFK original,
circa 1970s
Physical Description
1 audiotape reel (30 min.) : analog ; 5 in., 1/4 in. tape.
Scope and Contents
A piece of tape on the R1 reel reads, "KPFK original," handwritten in ink, and sticky note attached to the reel reads, "F1-20,
KPFK," followed by the characters "3 of 3" written in black marker.
box 6, item R8
Michael Saunter, first tape,
circa 1970s
Physical Description
1 audiotape reel (30 min.) : analog ; 5 in., 1/4 in. tape.
Scope and Contents
The handwritten label on the original box for R8 reads, "Michael Sauter, first tape," in black ink. A sticky note reads, "First
tape, Michael. S" with "F-13 900 ft." added in handwritten ink.
box 6, item R9
Michael Saunter, third tape,
circa 1970s
Physical Description
1 audiotape reel (30 min.) : analog ; 5 in., 1/4 in. tape.
Scope and Contents
The handwritten label on the original box for the reel R9 reads, "Third tape, Michael Saunter." A piece of transparent tape
on the front of the box features the characters "6 of 6" in black ink, and a sticky note attached to the front reads, "F-14
600 ft., Third tape, Michael S."
box 6, item R3
Test recording - T.V.,
circa 1970s
Physical Description
1 audiotape reel (30 min.) : analog ; 5 in., 1/4 in. tape.
Scope and Contents
A piece of tape on the R3 reel reads, "Test recording - T.V." handwritten in ink, A sticky note attached to the reel reads,
"F3, 20, Test - T.V.," in ink, followed by the characters "2 of 3" written in black marker.
box 6, item R5
Tic Tac,
circa 1970s
Physical Description
1 audiotape reel (30 min.) : analog ; 5 in., 1/4 in. tape.
Scope and Contents
Label handwritten in ink on the back of the box for R5 reads, "Tic Tac essai" along with other words in French, which appear
to be other titles or fragments. A sticky note attached to the front of the box repeats the title "Tic Tac," to which is added,
"F-15, 900 ft."
box 6, item R4
Tic Tac 7 1/2,
circa 1970s
Physical Description
1 audiotape reel (30 min.) : analog ; 5 in., 1/4 in. tape.
Scope and Contents
Label handwritten in ink on the back of the box for R4 reads, "Tic Tac, 7 1/2, t[_] cent." A sticky note attached to the front
of the box repeats the title, to which is added, "F-10, 1250 ft."
box 6, item R6
T.V. Sound 1,
circa 1970s
Physical Description
1 audiotape reel (30 min.) : analog ; 5 in., 1/4 in. tape.
Scope and Contents
Label handwritten in ink on the box for R6 reads, "T.V. Sound," and a sticky note repeats the title with "F-11 900 ft." added
in handwritten ink.
box 6, item R7
T.V. Sound 2,
circa 1970s
Physical Description
1 audiotape reel (30 min.) : analog ; 5 in., 1/4 in. tape.
Scope and Contents
The handwritten label on the original box for R7 reads, "T.V. Sound," in red ink, at the bottom of a list of crossed out titles
written in black ink. The other words are "Movie complete soundtrack, Nymi's (?) T.V. sound, Little Blower 2V." A sticky note
repeats the title
T.V. Sound with "F-12 900 ft." added in handwritten ink.
Storyboards, Series II.
circa 1969-1971
Scope and Contents
Series II. includes 51 storyboards on 3 5/8 x 5 7/8 inch cards, outlining the story for the film
I Dream (Old Woman), featuring numbered images outlined in black marker with highlights in colored marker, and descriptions handwritten in pencil
on the verso. Scenes feature an older person relaxing in a porch chair and performing domestic activities outside her home,
such as beating a rug on a railing.
box 7
Storyboards for
I Dream (Old Woman),
circa 1969-1971
Storyboards for I Dream (Old Woman): circa 1969-1971
