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A Guide to the Anna Banana Collection, 1975-2003 The Anna Banana Collection M 385

A Guide to the Anna Banana Collection, 1975-2003

A Collection in
Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library
Accession Number M 385


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URL: http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/speccoll.html
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Repository
Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library
Accession Number
M 385
Title
The Anna previous hitBanana next hit Collection 1975-2003
Physical Characteristics
0.42 linear feet.
Location
Stacks
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

The Anna previous hitBanana next hit Collection, Collection Number M 385, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Rebecca Dobyns.

The Anna previous hitBanana next hit Collection was compiled by a former Special Collections and Archives intern, Rebecca Dobyns, in 2004. The stamps in the collection are also a gift sent directly from Anna Banana.The papers were collected by Dobyns as part of a book art project called To and From: Davi Det Hompson Correspondents. Her research was included in her master's thesis entitled "The Postcard Art Project." Dobyns is now a librarian in Henrico County.

Biographical Information

Anna previous hitBanana next hit (b. 1940), formerly Anne Lee Long, is a visual and performance artist from Canada. Since the 1970s, she has been a major contributor and innovator of mail art. For over 30 years, she has been part of the International Mail Art Network (IMAN), an art exchange program that involves artists from all over the world. She has also published extensively on art related topics, including a newsletter called previous hitBanana next hit Rag (1971-1991), which she converted into Artistamp News (1991-1996). In addition to her work with mail art, Anna previous hitBanana next hit is also a performance artist. Her stage performances have included Dada and Futurist scripts as well as conceptual performances. *For more information, consult the Special Collections and Archives website http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/davidet.html

Scope and Content

The collection consists of one box of thirty-one folders, which contains Anna previous hitBanana's next hit extensive curriculum vitae, bibliographic materials, stamp designs from 1988-2002, selected newsletters from previous hitBanana next hit Rag and Artistamp News, as well as reviews from various artists.

Arrangement

The collection has been divided into three groups: Artist's bibliographic materials, Newsletters, and Published articles on Anna previous hitBanana next hit.

Contents List

Series 1: Artist's Bibliographic Materials n.d., 1988-2003, 2007
Box: 1
  • Box-folder 1:1
    Back Issues of Mail Art Publications Still Available from previous hitBanana next hit Productions n.d.
  • Box-folder 1:2
    Curriculum Vitae October 2003
  • Box-folder 1:3
    Miscellaneous Advertisements 1994-2003
  • Box-folder 1:4
    Selected Bibliography n.d.
  • Box-folder 1:5
    Stamp Collection 1988-2002
  • Box-folder 1:6
    Transportable, Berlin Exhibition Brochure April 13-May 11, 2003
  • Box-folder 1:7
    To and From: Devi Det Hompson Correspondents, taken from Special Collections and Archives website July 30, 2007
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Series 2: Newsletters 1987-90, 1993-96, 2003-04
Box: 1
  • Box-folder 1:8
    Artistamp News, Vol. 3, no. 1-2 February 1993
  • Box-folder 1:9
    Artistamp News, Vol. 4, no. 2 October 1994
  • Box-folder 1:10
    Artistamp News, Vol. 5, no. 1 June 1995
  • Box-folder 1:11
    Artistamp News, Vol. 6, no. 1 February 1996
  • Box-folder 1:12
    previous hitBanana next hit Rag, No. 19 January 1987
  • Box-folder 1:13
    previous hitBanana next hit Rag, No. 20 April 1987
  • Box-folder 1:14
    previous hitBanana next hit Rag, No. 21 September 1987
  • Box-folder 1:15
    previous hitBanana next hit Rag, No. 22 March 1988
  • Box-folder 1:16
    previous hitBanana next hit Rag, No. 23 August 1988
  • Box-folder 1:17
    previous hitBanana next hit Rag, No. 24 December 1988
  • Box-folder 1:18
    previous hitBanana next hit Rag, No. 25 May 1989
  • Box-folder 1:19
    previous hitBanana next hit Rag, No. 26 October 1989
  • Box-folder 1:20
    previous hitBanana next hit Rag, No. 27 February 1990
  • Box-folder 1:21
    previous hitBanana next hit Rag, No. 31 June 2003
  • Box-folder 1:22
    previous hitBanana next hit Rag, No. 32 July 2004
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Series 3: Published Articles on Anna previous hitBanana next hit 1975, 1990, 1998-2000, 2002-03
Box: 1
  • Box-folder 1:23
    "The previous hitBanana next hit Olympics" in San Francisco Bay Guardian 1975
  • Box-folder 1:24
    Rubberstampmadness, Vol. II no. 51 May/June 1990
  • Box-folder 1:25
    "She's Going previous hitBananas next hit Over Private Stamps" in British Columbia Talks Business, Vol. 3, no. 1 1990
  • Box-folder 1:26
    "It's Not So Easy Being Yellow," in The Globe and Mail August 20, 1998
  • Box-folder 1:27
    "Special Delivery Brings Mail Art" in The Georgia Straight October/November 1999
  • Box-folder 1:28
    National Post April 25, 2000
  • Box-folder 1:29
    "previous hitBanana next hit Art" in Times Colonist October 7, 2000
  • Box-folder 1:30
    "Mail Art and Postal Art; the Difference in the Intention," by Anna previous hitBanana next hit March 2002
  • Box-folder 1:31
    "Anna previous hitBanana Visits York House!" in The Blackwatch November 2003
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