Gary Indiana Papers
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Abstract
The Gary Indiana Papers are comprised of materials which document the literary career of Gary Indiana. Collection materials include manuscripts, galleys, diaries, notebooks, correspondence, contracts, postcards, flyers, theater programs, periodical and newspaper clippings, photographs, collages, and posters.
Biographical Note
Gary Indiana (real name Gary Hoisington) was born in 1950 and brought up in Derry, New Hampshire. He and an older brother were raised by his parents, Cecile and Carol Hoisington. In his twenties, he moved to Berkeley and changed his name to Indiana. After two years, Indiana relocated to Boston, where he worked in various capacities before returning to California, this time to Los Angeles where he wrote for punk zines. After a 1974 car accident, he decided to leave for New York, where he became immersed in the downtown arts scene.
In the 1980s, Indiana wrote for Artforum and Art in America, among other magazines. He also acted in a number of German and American films, notably working with Dieter Schidor and other members of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's circle. From 1984 onward, Indiana wrote art criticism for the Village Voice, establishing the uncompromising journalistic style that would become his trademark. During this time he was also very active in the theater, working closely with Bill Rice and Taylor Mead, among others, in both his own plays and others'. Notable plays by Indiana include Alligator Girls Go to College (1979), Curse of the Dog People (1980), Phantoms of Louisiana (1981), The Roman Polanski Story (1981), and Roy Cohn/Jack Smith (1992).
In the late '80s, Indiana published two short story collections, Scar Tissue and Other Stories (1987) and White Trash Boulevard (1988), immediately followed by his first novel, Horse Crazy (1989). In addition to his critical writing, Indiana published novels throughout the 1990s, often writing fictionalized accounts of real-life murder cases like that of Andrew Cunanan in 1999's Three Month Fever.
Indiana continues to publish fiction work and write for a variety of publications on art, film, literature, and politics. The Guardian has called Indiana "one of the most important chroniclers of the American psyche."
Missing Title
- Shanghai (1983)
- The Role of My Family in the World Revolution (1985)
- Scar Tissue and Other Stories (1987)
- White Trash Boulevard (1988)
- Horse Crazy (1989)
- Gone Tomorrow (1993)
- Rent Boy (1994)
- Living with the Animals (1995) (Ed. by Gary Indiana)
- Let It Bleed: Essays 1985-1995 (1996)
- Resentment: A Comedy (1997)
- Three Month Fever: The Andrew Cunanan Story (1999)
- Salò or The 120 Days of Sodom (2000)
- Depraved Indifference (2002)
- Do Everything in the Dark (2003)
- The Schwarzenegger Syndrome: Politics and Celebrity in the Age of Contempt (2005)
Missing Title
- Custody (1979)
- Alligator Girls Go To College (1979)
- Curse of the Dog People (1980)
- The Dark Side of Anne Flaubert (1980)
- Phantoms of Louisiana (1981)
- The Roman Polanski Story (1981)
- Return of the Dog People (1984)
- Roy Cohn (1992)
- Who Killed Rex the Wonder Dog?
- A Thwarted Sense of Occasion
Arrangement
Materials have been arranged in series according to material formats or the types of writing represented.
Within each series, materials are arranged chronologically, when material is dated. In some cases, which are indicated, material organized by Indiana has retained its original organization.
Missing Title
- Series I: Manuscripts
- Series II: Journals
- Series III: Correpsondence and Legal Documents
- Series IV: Flyers and Visual Materials
- Series V: Printed Materials
- Series VI: Clippings
- Series VII: Photography and Snapshots
- Oversize Items
Scope and Content Note
The Gary Indiana Papers are comprised of manuscripts, galleys, diaries, notebooks, correspondence, contracts, postcards, flyers, theater programs, periodical and news clippings, magazines, published materials, snapshots, photographs, collages, and posters.
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
SERIES I: Manuscripts
Subseries A contains manuscripts for novels and fiction writing, as well as novel proposals. Novel manuscripts include Rent Boy, partial drafts of Gone Tomorrow, and the unpublished Desert Shore. Short fiction manuscripts include The Role of My Family in the World Revolution, a fragment of Shanghai, and numerous unpublished pieces. Galley proofs for White Trash Boulevard are located in the Oversize series [Folder 11].
Subseries B contains theatrical and cinematic manuscripts. Some theatrical manuscripts are actors' typescripts for Indiana's productions. Also included is a script not by Indiana for Dieter Schidor's 1985 film Cold in Columbia, in which Indiana appeared.
Subseries C contains poetry and lyrics written and sung for the band The Boners. Some poetry is dated by Indiana. Some prose is also included as part of a grouping created and dated by Indiana.
Subseries D contains critical essays, interview notes, and some miscellaneous manuscript materials. Interview notes include Chantal Akerman, David Lynch, and Carol Ross. Also included is the checklist for Indiana's 2002 photography retrospective "Extinction" at American Fine Arts, Co. in New York City.
SERIES II: Journals
Subseries A contains drafts and notes for novels and essays, personal journals, travel diaries, and assorted research notes. The dated notebooks range from 1981 to 2003.
Subseries B contains collage notebooks and sketchbooks, some of which includes Indiana's photography.
SERIES III: Correspondence and Legal Documents
The correspondence series consists of personal and professional correspondence. Personal correspondence includes letters and postcards from figures including musician and poet Patti Smith and artist Valie Export, among others. Professional correspondence consists of publishing contracts and rights agreements with HarperCollins and other publishing companies. Also included is the report of the court examination of Indiana in his lawsuit against The Bar. Some postcard correspondence is contained in the Flyers and Visual Materials Series [Series IVA] as part of Indiana's flyer and program scrapbook. A poster from the Patti Smith correspondence is located in the Oversize series.
SERIES IV: Flyers and Visual Materials
Subseries A consists of the contents of a scrapbook, organized by Indiana, of programs and flyers for events or performances by himself and others. Some postcard correspondence is also included in the scrapbook. Also included are materials not associated with this scrapbook: one folder of event flyers and a flyer for the 1980 Times Square Show, the latter being in the Oversize series [Folder 124].
Subseries B consists of assorted visual materials, including publication artwork for several of Indiana's novels, photographs of work by Bill Rice, a calendar entitled "Men of The Bar," collage materials and miscellaneous artwork.
SERIES V: Printed Materials
This series consists of published materials, including books, theatre programs, and periodicals, many of which include Indiana's writing or writing about Indiana. One issue of Night (no. 52) has been moved to the Oversize series [Folder 161].
SERIES VI: Clippings
Subseries A consists of clippings of art criticism, essays, and other items written by Indiana. This includes substantial criticism written for the Village Voice, Artforum, and Art in America, among other publications.
Subseries B consists of clippings of writing about Indiana or reviews of his published works.
Subseries C consists of clippings used as research materials, including those regarding Henri Cartier-Bresson, Witold Gombrowicz, and Valie Export, among others.
SERIES VII: Photography
Subseries A contains Indiana's 4 x 5 snapshots, including documentation of the Toronto Film Festival premiere of David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch, The Dazzling 1987 New York Flower Show, trips to Latin America, downtown New York City street scenes, and a New York gallery opening and party. Also included are evidence photos from the Andrew Cunanan case, the basis for Indiana's novel Three Month Fever.
Subseres B contains 5 x 7 snapshots of a wide array of subjects, including trips to Latin America, Cuba, India, and many regions of the United States. Also included are photos of a reading by actors Taylor Mead and Bill Rice, Indiana and others, an exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla, California, and photos of The Bishop's School in La Jolla, from which Andrew Cunanan graduated in 1987. Figures documented prominently include Bill Rice, Taylor Mead, and author William S. Burroughs.
Subseries C contains Indiana's 8.5 x 11 photo series, retaining his original order and organization. Major series include travel photos, nudes, cemetery photos, digital collage work by Indiana, and contact sheets from the film Bangkok Talkie and the play The Roman Polanski Story.
Subseres D contains photography of varying sizes maintained in individual groupings created and sometimes labeled by Indiana.
Subseries E consists of two boxes of photographic slides, retaining Indiana's organization. Also included are several photographic negatives and one 4 x 5" transparency.
Subseries F contains oversize photographic items, including photos bearing the copyright of Digne Meller Marcowicz which mainly relate to Werner Schroeter and German theater productions.
SERIES VIII: Oversize
Oversize items comprise posters for a 2004 speaking date and the plays Alligator Girls Go to College and The Roman Polanski Story, and several photographic works. Also included are galley proofs of White Trash Boulevard from the Manuscripts series, and a signed Patti Smith poster entitled "You Can't Say 'Fuck' in Radio Free America," removed from her personal correspondence with Indiana. A 2005 issue of Night has been removed from the Printed Materials series.
An oversize poster for the 1980 Times Square Show, removed from the Flyers series, is located in the Mapcase.
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Access Restrictions
Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Use Restrictions
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); The Gary Indiana Papers; MSS 168; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.
Provenance
The Gary Indiana Papers were purchased from Gary Indiana in 2005.
Separated Material
These materials have been separated from the archive and individually catalogued into the Downtown Book and Periodical Collection in Fales.
Missing Title
- Aperture no. 127 (Spring 1992).
- Artext no. 77 (Summer 2002).
- Gober, Robert and Christopher Wool. A Project. April 1988.
- Johnson, Larry. Larry Johnson. 1996.
- Lehndorff, Vera and Holger Trulzsch. Oxydationen. 1985.
- Purple Fashion no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2004).
- Purple Fashion no. 3 (Spring/Summer 2005).
- The Purple Journal no. 1 (Summer 2004). English version.
- The Purple Journal no. 2 (Fall 2004). English version.
- Le Purple Journal no. 2 (Fall 2004). French version.
- The Purple Journal no. 3 (Winter 2005). English version.
- Le Purple Journal no. 3 (Winter 2005). French version.
- Le Purple Journal no. 4 (Spring 2005). French version.
- The Purple Journal no. 5 (Summer 2005). English version.
- Le Purple Journal no. 5 (Summer 2005). French version.
- Rosenberg, Aura. Head Shots. New York: Stop Over Press, 1996.
- Samaras, Lucas. Chairs and Drawings. New York: Pace Publications, 1987.
- Texte Zur Kunst no. 15.57 (March 2005).
- Wool, Christopher. Christopher Wool. New York: Scalo Publishers, 1998.
About this Guide
Repository
Series I: Manuscripts
Subseries A: Manuscripts for Novels and Fiction
Scope and Contents note
Subseries A contains manuscripts for novels and fiction writing, as well as novel proposals. Novel manuscripts include Rent Boy, partial drafts of Gone Tomorrow, and the unpublished Desert Shore. Short fiction manuscripts include The Role of My Family in the World Revolution, a fragment of Shanghai, and numerous unpublished pieces. Galley proofs for White Trash Boulevard are located in the Oversize series [Folder 11].
Rent Boy original typescript, undated
Gone Tomorrow partial drafts, undated
Desert Shore: A Novel (pp. 1-130), undated
Desert Shore: A Novel (pp. 131-260), undated
Desert Shore: A Novel (pp. 261-404), undated
Desert Shore: A Novel (partial drafts), undated
Maze: A Novel, undated
The Big Other (unfinished novel and proposal), undated
Gluttony (novel proposal), undated
"Ch. 2 of Unfinished Novel", undated
"Shanghai (fragment)", undated
The Role of My Family in the World Revolution, undated
Dreams Involving Water drafts, undated
American Express, undated
I Am Candy Jones, undated
Crisis in the Life of an Actor, undated
One Size Fits All, undated
Philosophy in the Bedroom, undated
Only You, undated
Sympathy for Medea, undated
"Valerie Solanas (The Revised SCUM Manifesto)", undated
Misc. Fiction Manuscripts, undated
Subseries B: Manuscripts for Plays and Film
Scope and Contents note
Contains theatrical and cinematic manuscripts. Some theatrical manuscripts are actors' typescripts for Indiana's productions. Also included is a script not by Indiana for Dieter Schidor's 1985 film Cold in Columbia, in which Indiana appeared.
Custody, 1979
Alligator Girls Go To College, 1979
"Alligator Girls Go To College / Performed at Mudd Club Nov. 1979", 1979
Curse of the Dog People, 1980
"Curse of the Dog People (original version)", 1980
"Curse of the Dog People (original typescript)", 1980
"Bill Rice's typescript, w/ Photos / 'Curse of the Dog People'" [See Photography Series], 1980
The Dark Side of Anne Flaubert, 1980
Phantoms of Louisiana, 1981
The Roman Polanski Story, 1981
Return of the Dog People, 1984
Roy Cohn, 1991-1992
"Roy Cohn galleys for anthology", 1998
Red Tide, undated
"Red Tide [original typescript]", undated
A Thwarted Sense of Occasion, undated
Bangkok Talkie [film script], undated
Unfinished/Incomplete Scripts, undated
Cold in Columbia [script by Dieter Schidor, feat. Indiana], undated
Subseries C: Manuscripts for Poetry
Scope and Contents note
Contains poetry and lyrics written and sung for the band The Boners. Some poetry is dated by Indiana. Some prose is also included as part of a grouping created and dated by Indiana.
"Poems I + Lyrics written and sung for The Boners", undated
"Poems II", undated
"Poems III", undated
"Poems IV / Short Prose (early + recent prose)", undated
Misc. Poetry, undated
Subseries D: Manuscripts for Critical and Non-Fiction Writing
Scope and Contents note
Contains critical essays, interview notes, and some miscellaneous manuscript materials. Interview notes include Chantal Akerman, David Lynch, and Carol Ross. Also included is the checklist for Indiana's 2002 photography retrospective "Extinction" at American Fine Arts, Co. in New York City.
No Such Thing as Paranoia, undated
A Culture High and Low, undated
Wegman Contra Landseer, undated
Charles Sobhraj writings, undated
Carol Ross conversation/writings, undated
"Proposal for Essay collection", undated
David Lynch interview transcript, undated
Chantal Akerman interview transcript, undated
Ingrid Caven interview materials, undated
"Checklist for 'Extinction' Retrospective at American Fine Arts, Chelsea / Feb 2002", 2001
Misc. Critical Writings, undated
Series II: Journals
Subseries A: Diaries and Writing Journals
Scope and Contents note
Contains drafts and notes for novels and essays, personal journals, travel diaries, and assorted research notes. The dated notebooks range from 1981 to 2003.
"Notes from Brussels and Paris / Draft scenes for 'Phantoms of Louisiana'", 1981
"Parisian Notes / Camera coordinates for a screenplay", 1983
Taste of the Black Earth ("Screenplay + scenario written in Paris w/ David Wojnarowicz"), 1984
"BURMA (Aug-Sept 85, Peterskirchen)", 1985
"Antigua Diary", 1989
New Orleans - Long Island, 1991-1992
"Argentinian Diary", 1995
"Notes while writing 'Resentment' - Iguazu Argentina / Asuncion Paraguay", 1995
"Notes taken in Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Argentina and Bolivia", 1995-1996
"Upstate New York", 1999
"Notes in Detroit while covering murder trial of Jack Kevorkian for the death of Thomas Hyde", [1999]
"Notes on the abandoned novel for St. Martins + diary entries", 2003
"Burma, Notes", undated
"Buenos Aires - Mendoza - Santiago - Peru - Bolivia - Paraguay - Brazil", undated
Notes for 'Resentment', undated
"Monologue of the owner of O'Conquero in 'The Falls' in Do Everything in the Dark, location transplanted to Iguazu Falls", undated
"Los Angeles / Notes for 'The Big Other' / Notes for review of 'Black Dahlia Avenger'", undated
"Notes on the first Gulf War / Diary entry in New Orleans", undated
"Parisian Notes", undated
"Notes on Piglia + Argentina / New Delhi journals / Notes on Surrealism / Rent Boy listings on a phone service", undated
"Notes for a book about Charles Sobhraj, taken in New Delhi, Mumbai, Goa", undated
"New Delhi", undated
"Notes for a novel", undated
"Notes for novel - formal + thematic issues", undated
Mostly blank notebook, undated
Mostly blank notebook, undated
Subseries B: Collage Notebooks and Sketchbooks
Scope and Contents note
Contains collage notebooks and sketchbooks, some of which includes Indiana's photography.
"Collage Book 1982", 1982
School Agenda Collage Book, undated
Collage and Sketchbook, undated
Collage and Photography Book, undated
"Tapper Zookie Lives On / This is My Album of Wasted Space", undated
Series III: Correspondence and Legal Documents
Scope and Contents note
The correspondence series consists of personal and professional correspondence. Personal correspondence includes letters and postcards from figures including musician and poet Patti Smith and artist Valie Export, among others. Professional correspondence consists of publishing contracts and rights agreements with HarperCollins and other publishing companies. Also included is the report of the court examination of Indiana in his lawsuit against The Bar. Some postcard correspondence is contained in the Flyers and Visual Materials Series [Series IVA] as part of Indiana's flyer and program scrapbook. A poster from the Patti Smith correspondence is located in the Oversize series.
Personal Correspondence (1981-1999), 1981-1999
Personal Correspondence (2000-2005 and undated), 2000-2005
Patti Smith Correspondence, 1992-1993
Valie Export Correspondence, 1981-1998
Professional Correspondence, 1988-2004
Court Examination: Lawsuit Against The Bar, 1986
Series IV: Flyers and Visual Materials
Subseries A: Flyer and Program Scrapbook
Scope and Contents note
Consists of the contents of a scrapbook, organized by Indiana, of programs and flyers for events or performances by himself and others. Some postcard correspondence is also included in the scrapbook. Also included are materials not associated with this scrapbook: one folder of event flyers and a flyer for the 1980 Times Square Show, the latter being in the Oversize series [Folder 124].
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith program, 1992
Rent Boy postcard, undated
Digne Meller Marcowicz picture postcard with message, undated
Three Films by Cameron Jamie with Live Music by The Melvins program, 2003
Casino Paradise theater program, undated
Ingrid Caven debut party invitation, 1992
Jo by Cameron Jamie flyer, 2004
Ingrid Caven Theatre de L'Europe program, 1986
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith Programs (2), undated
The Theatre of Jack Smith flyer, undated
"Life of Roman Polanski (1)" photo, 1987
...And That's How the Rent Gets Paid, Part IV by Jeff Weiss flyer, undated
Jackie Curtis as Frances Farmer photo, undated
"Life of Roman Polanski (2)" photo, 1987
Indiana and Duncan Smith "Diamonds" performance postcards (2), undated
Taylor Mead "Merry Xmas to Gary" photo, 2004
Alligator Girls Go To College program, undated
Curse of the Dog People and Phantoms of Louisiana program, undated
"The Art Critic: A Temporary Job" lecture flyer, 1990
Three Films by Cameron Jamie program (2nd copy), 2003
Group photograph, undated
Andrew Cunanan evidence photo, undated
A Project [by] Robert Gober / Christopher Wool, 1988
Postcard for Indiana's reading of The Sinking of the Titanic, undated
A Smuggler's Life by Daniel Schmid postcard, undated
Curse of the Dog People and Phantoms of Louisiana postcard, undated
Body Painting retrospective postcard, undated
Non-scrapbook flyers (1982-1984 and undated), 1982-1984
Subseries B: Visual Materials
Scope and Contents note
Consists of assorted visual materials, including publication artwork for several of Indiana's novels, photographs of work by Bill Rice, a calendar entitled "Men of The Bar," collage materials and miscellaneous artwork.
Publication artwork, undated
"Color Proofs for Book Jacket" [Depraved Indifference], undated
"Bill's Picasso Studies", undated
Original artwork labeled "[Canal] Rotterdam", undated
Men of The Bar calendar, 1996
"Collage Pieces" - Folder 1, undated
"Collage Pieces" - Folder 2, undated
"Collage Pieces" - Folder 3, undated
"Collage Pieces" - Folder 4, undated
"Collage Pieces" - Folder 5, undated
"Collage Pieces" - Folder 6, undated
"Koran Pages", undated
Misc. Art/Collage Materials, undated
Series V: Printed Materials
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of published materials, including books, theatre programs, and periodicals, many of which include Indiana's writing or writing about Indiana. One issue of Night (no. 52) has been moved to the Oversize series [Folder 161].
Other Stages #4.15, 1982
Framework #18, 1982
Between C and D #1.2, 1984
New Observations #31: "Here Come the Murgatroyds." Ed. Gary Indiana., 1985
City Magazine International #18. In French., 1986
Between C and D #3.2, 1987
Dickson, Jane. Life Under Neon., 1989
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith theater program, 1992
Jean Genet theater program, 1995
Film Comment #39.1 and 41.3, 2003-2005
artUS #7 and 8, 2005
Spunky International: Translux, undated
Bomb #6, 1983
Bomb #21, 1987
Bomb #24, 1988
Bookforum (Summer 1996-Summer 2004), 1996-2004
Bookforum (Oct/Nov 2004-Apr/May 2005), 2004-2005
Village Voice Vol. XLII #30 and 32, 1997
Voice Literary Supplement (5 issues), 1995-1997
NO Magazine #2, 1978
London Review of Books Vol. 25 #21, 2003
Visit #6 (Govett-Brewster Art Gallery), 2003
Weekly World News, 1997
Series VI: Clippings
Subseries A: Clippings of writing by Indiana
Scope and Contents note
Consists of clippings of art criticism, essays, and other items written by Indiana. This includes substantial criticism written for the Village Voice, Artforum, and Art in America, among other publications.
Village Voice, 1984
Village Voice (Jan-Jun 1985), 1985
Village Voice (Jul-Dec 1985), 1985
Village Voice (Jan-Jun 1986), 1986
Village Voice (Jul-Dec 1986), 1986
Village Voice (Jan-Jun 1987), 1987
Village Voice (Jul-Dec 1987), 1987
Village Voice (1988-1989), 1988-1989
Village Voice (1990-June 1992), 1990-1992
Village Voice (July 1992-1995), 1992-1995
Village Voice (1996-2004), 1996-2004
Art in America (1983), 1983
Art in America (1984), 1984
Art in America (1985), 1985
Art in America (1986 and undated), 1986
Artforum (1980-1989), 1980-1989
Artforum (1990-1999), 1990-1999
Artforum (2000-2004 and undated), 2000-2004
Bookforum, 1997-2003
East Village Eye, 1980-1983
Bomb, 1986-1988
Los Angeles Times, 1998-2005
Film Comment, undated
Valie Export writing, undated
Misc. Publications (1980-1989), 1980-1989
Misc. Publications (1990-1999), 1990-1999
Misc. Publications (2000-2005), 2000-2005
Misc. Publications (undated), undated
Subseries B: Clippings of reviews and writing about Indiana
Scope and Contents note
Consists of clippings of writing about Indiana or reviews of his published works.
Theater and Performance Reviews, 1979-1992
Horse Crazy reviews, 1989-1990
Gone Tomorrow reviews, 1993-1995
Rent Boy reviews, 1993-1995
Let It Bleed reviews, 1996-1997
Resentment reviews (May-Aug. 15, 1997), 1997
Resentment reviews (Aug. 15, 1997-1998), 1997-1998
Three Month Fever reviews, 1999-2000
Depraved Indifference reviews, 2001-2002
Do Everything In The Dark reviews, 2003
The Schwarzenegger Syndrome reviews, 2005
Grouped Gone Tomorrow/Rent Boy reviews, 1993-1995
Grouped Rent Boy/Horse Crazy/Gone Tomorrow reviews, 1989-1994
"Rent Boy reviews", 1993-1994
Misc. Mentions of Indiana, 1979-1993
Subseries C: Clippings of Research Materials
Scope and Contents note
consists of clippings used as research materials, including those regarding Henri Cartier-Bresson, Witold Gombrowicz, and Valie Export, among others.
Valie Export materials, 1977-1994
Henri Cartier-Bresson materials, 2001-2005
Witold Gombrowicz materials, 1971-1978
Thomas Beer materials, undated
"Mazes", 2001-2005
NY Times Versace memorial article, 1997
Misc. Publications and Articles (1984-2004 and undated), 1984-2004
Misc. Research Clippings (1999-2005 and undated), 1999-2005
Series VII: Photography and Snapshots
Subseries A: 4 x 5" snapshots
Scope and Contents note
Contains Indiana's 4 x 5 snapshots, including documentation of the Toronto Film Festival premiere of David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch, The Dazzling 1987 New York Flower Show, trips to Latin America, downtown New York City street scenes, and a New York gallery opening and party. Also included are evidence photos from the Andrew Cunanan case, the basis for Indiana's novel Three Month Fever.
Naked Lunch and "Dennis Cooper in Toronto", undated
Andrew Cunanan evidence photos, undated
Gallery opening and party snapshots, undated
Downtown New York, undated
The Dazzling 1987 New York Flower Show, undated
Latin America, undated
New York skyline, undated
Black and white New York City photos, undated
Misc. smaller series, undated
Misc. photos, undated
Subseries B: 5 x 7" snapshots
Scope and Contents note
Contains 5 x 7 snapshots of a wide array of subjects, including trips to Latin America, Cuba, India, and many regions of the United States. Also included are photos of a reading by actors Taylor Mead and Bill Rice, Indiana and others, an exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla, California, and photos of The Bishop's School in La Jolla, from which Andrew Cunanan graduated in 1987. Figures documented prominently include Bill Rice, Taylor Mead, and author William S. Burroughs.
Indiana posing with umbrella, undated
Black Lite Cocktail Room, Los Angeles, undated
Latin America and New York, undated
Reading/Performance: Bill Rice, Taylor Mead, Gary Indiana and others, undated
Unknown house nad pool, undated
Sepia photos: England, Latin America, New York, undated
Poker with Bill Rice and others, undated
Poker with Bill Rice and others, undated
Miami Beach, undated
William S. Burroughs, undated
Branson, Missouri, undated
Hotel room, undated
La Jolla, CA (inc. The Bishop's School, Museum of Contemporary Art), undated
Labeled photos (Vaginal Davis, Richard Hawkins, Bruce la Bruce, others), undated
California, undated
Rural house, undated
Store windows, undated
Minneapolis, undated
Small New York series, undated
Savannah, GA and South Carolina, undated
Fort Delaware, undated
Party, gallery, and people snapshots, undated
Cuba, undated
India, undated
California, undated
Misc. Smaller Series, undated
Misc. Photos, undated
Subseries C: 8.5 x 11" photos and photocollages
Scope and Contents note
Contains Indiana's 8.5 x 11 photo series, retaining his original order and organization. Major series include travel photos, nudes, cemetery photos, digital collage work by Indiana, and contact sheets from the film Bangkok Talkie and the play The Roman Polanski Story.
Binder 1: Cemetery, India, Collages, Rural, undated
Binder 2: Latin America, Nudes, Collages, Rural, undated
Binder 3: New York City, Collages, Nudes, undated
Binder 4: Collages, Latin America, undated
Binder 5: India, Burroughs, Text Photos, Nudes, Exhibition Photos, New York City, undated
Binder 6: Cemetery, Collages, Text Photos, Transparencies, undated
Binder 7: Nudes, Cemetery, India, New York City, Paris, Latin America, Rural, undated
Binder 8: Paris, Rural, New York City, Nudes, undated
Unsorted 8.5 x 11" photos, undated
[AWAITING SLEEVES; WILL BE:] Grouping of 8.5 x 11" photos, undated
Subseries D: Photo series grouped or labeled by Indiana
Scope and Contents note
Contains photography of varying sizes maintained in individual groupings created and sometimes labeled by Indiana.
[Labeled:] "Bangkok Talkie" / a film shot on glass plates / Bangkok 1982-3 / W/ Marina Abromowicz + Ulay, 1982-1983
[Labeled:] Contact Sheets / 'The Roman Polanski Story' / Performing Garage, 1981, 1981
[Labeled:] Contact Sheets 1978-79, 1978-1979
Promotional photos, undated
X-Mas Card 1996, 1996
Photos from "Bill Rice's typescript w/ Photos 'Curse of the Dog People'", undated
Subseries E: Slides, Negatives, and Transparencies
Scope and Contents note
Consists of two boxes of photographic slides, retaining Indiana's organization. Also included are several photographic negatives and one 4 x 5" transparency.
Photographic slides, undated
Photographic slides (continued), undated
Photographic negatives and transparency, undated
Subseries F: Oversize photographic materials
Scope and Contents note
contains oversize photographic items, including photos bearing the copyright of Digne Meller Marcowicz which mainly relate to Werner Schroeter and German theater productions.
Digne Meller Marcovicz photo 1 (Das Katchen von Heilbronn), undated
Marcovicz photo 2 (Das Katchen von Heilbronn), undated
Marcovicz photo 3 (Lohengrin), undated
Marcovicz photo 4 (Miss Sara Sampson), undated
Marcovicz photo 5 (Miss Sara Sampson), undated
Marcovicz photo 6 (Miss Sara Sampson), undated
Marcovicz photo 7 (The Florentine Tragedy), undated
Marcovicz photo 8 (Neapolitanische Geschwister), undated
Marcovicz photo 9 (Neapolitanische Geschwister), undated
Marcovicz photo 10 (Palermo ober Wolfsburg), undated
Marcovicz photo 11 (Das Liebeskonzil), undated
Marcovicz photo 12 ("Frankfurt - Romerberg mit Justizia"), undated
Marcovicz photo 13 (Universitat Frankfurt / Horsaal VI / Kolakowski), undated
Marcovicz photo 14 (Frankfurt - Romer / Helmut Kohl), undated
Marcovicz photo 15 (Frankfurt - Romerberg - CDU Wahlveranstaltung), undated
Marcovicz photo 16 (Thomas Bernhard), undated
Marcovicz photo 17 (Werner Schroeter), undated
"Flocons d'Or" (photo by Roswitha Hecke), undated
Photo by Rodolfo Alcaraz, undated
Photo of two women, undated
Photo of father and son, undated
Oversize Items
Scope and Contents note
Oversize items comprise posters for a 2004 speaking date and the plays Alligator Girls Go to College and The Roman Polanski Story, and several photographic works. Also included are galley proofs of White Trash Boulevard from the Manuscripts series, and a signed Patti Smith poster entitled "You Can't Say 'Fuck' in Radio Free America," removed from her personal correspondence with Indiana. A 2005 issue of Night has been removed from the Printed Materials series. An oversize poster for the 1980 Times Square Show, removed from the Flyers series, is located in the Mapcase.
