Robin Gibson and Luis Veiga Living Theatre Collection, 1974-1975

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Summary

Creators:
Gibson, Robin Veiga, Luis
Abstract:
Robin Gibson and Luis Veiga were professional photographers and former members of the Living Theatre who left the company in 1975 to join a Pittsburgh group, Direct Action Theater. The Living Theatre was founded in New York City in 1947 by Julian Beck and Judith Malina. The collection contains Gibson and Veiga's photographs, scripts, and ephemera relating to the Living Theatre's Pittsburgh premiere production of The Money Tower. Also included are their photographs of the Living Theatre's Pittsburgh productions of Turning the Earth and Seven Meditations on Political Sado-Masochism.
Extent:
1.2 linear feet
Language:
Collection materials in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Robin Gibson and Luis Veiga Living Theatre Collection, D-146, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

Gibson and Veiga's photographs, scripts, and ephemera relating to the Living Theatre's Pittsburgh premiere production of The Money Tower. Also included are photographs of the Living Theatre's Pittsburgh productions of Turning the Earth and Seven Meditations on Political Sado-Masochism.

Arrangement of the Collection

The Collection is arranged into three series: 1. Scripts and Background Research, 2. Promotional Materials, and 3. Photographs of Productions.

Biographical / historical:

Robin Gibson and Luis Veiga were professional photographers and former members of The Living Theatre. Veiga, a Brazilian photographer, first connected with the Living Theatre in Brazil and joined the theatre in Vermont in 1974 during the creation of the play, The Money Tower. Gibson, a professional photographer from Pittsburgh, contributed photographs to textbooks. Both Gibson and Veiga left the Living Theatre in 1975 to join a Pittsburgh group, Direct Action Theater.

Acquisition information:
Acquired from James Spicer in 1976.
Processing information:

Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Robin Gibson and Luis Veiga Living Theatre Collection, D-146, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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