Guide to The World of Charlotte Moorman PA Mss 129

Finding aid prepared by Wyatt Young, 2017.
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara 93106-9010
special@library.ucsb.edu
2017 June 2


Title: The World of Charlotte Moorman
Identifier/Call Number: PA Mss 129
Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Language of Material: English
Creator: Moore, Barbara, 1936-
Physical Description: 0.42 linear feet (1 document box)
Date (inclusive): 1963-1980
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], The World of Charlotte Moorman, PA Mss 129. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Library purchase, 2017.

Scope and Content

Charlotte Moorman was an American cellist and performance artist who gained some notoriety for her Avant Garde performances at festivals she helped organize beginning in 1963. Moorman was trained as a classical musician at Julliard and later joined the American Symphony Orchestra in the late 1950s. She is widely known for her performance art however, as one of her performances of Nam June Paik's Opera Sextronique would lead to her arrest for performing the work topless. Paik and Moorman were longtime collaborators, with Paik composing many pieces exclusively for Moorman. Paik also produced a documentary film after Moorman's death in 1991 entitled "The Topless Cellist." This collection was originally edited, compiled, and produced by the manager of Moorman's estate Barbara Moore. This collection is one of 100 limited edition archives that were sold at an exhibition on the life and work of Moorman in 2000. This collection has been arranged chronologically, and the contents largely address the 15 annual Avant Garde Festivals that Moorman organized and at which she performed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Performance artists -- United States
Performance art -- United States
Cellists -- United States
Avant-garde (Music)
Moorman, Charlotte -- Archives
Avant Garde Festival of New York
Paik, Nam June, 1932-2006

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Table of Contents/Colophon

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Chronology: Early

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Chronology: General

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Chronology: Paik Collaborations

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Avant Garde Festivals: General 1963-1980

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1st Avant Garde Festival

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2nd Avant Garde Festival

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3rd Avant Garde Festival

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4th Avant Garde Festival

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5th Avant Garde Festival

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6th Avant Garde Festival

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7th Avant Garde Festival

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8th Avant Garde Festival

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9th Avant Garde Festival

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10th Avant Garde Festival