Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
History
Scope and Content
Access Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Beau Geste Press Ephemera,
Date (inclusive): 1970-1976
Collection number: Special Collections M0702
Creator:
Beau Geste Press.
Extent:
2.5 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Provenance
Purchased, 1994.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item] Beau Geste Press Ephemera, M0702, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
History
The Beau Geste Press existed in England between 1971-1974. It was founded by Felipe Ehrenberg, David Mayor, Chris Welch, and
Martha Hellion. It printed the works of visual poets, conceptualists, and neo-dadaists, many of whom were closely tied to
the Fluxus movement. The press printed artist books using inexpensive materials, such as mimeograph machines, cheap paper,
and staples. Consequently, many of the materials in the collection are rather fragile. In 1974 the Beau Geste Press merged
with several similar presses to form BAAA, the Beau and Aloes Arc Association.
Scope and Content
Editions of the press' serial publication, "Schmuck," contain works of several artists from a single country, such as Iceland,
France, and Hungary.
Access Terms
Ehrenberg, Felipe.
Hellion, Martha.
Mayor, David.
Welch, Chris.
Beau and Aloes Arc Association (BAAA)
Arts, Modern--20th century.
Dadaism.
Printing--Great Britain.
Visual poetry.
Schmuck.