Magie Dominic Acker Award
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Magie Dominic (1944- ) is a Canadian writer and artist. She studied at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and was an influencial member of the Off-Off-Broadway movement, performing in and directing numerous productions at Joe Cino's Caffe Cino. Her 2002 memoir The Queen of Peace Room, an exploration of memory and violence against women, was shortlisted for the Canadian Women's Studies Award, ForeWord magazine's Book of the Year Award, and the Judy Grahn Award. This collection consists of an Acker Award presented to Dominic in 2017. The award honors members of the avant garde arts community for outstanding contributions "in their discipline in defiance of convention, or served their fellow writers and artists in outstanding ways." The award itself is a small collection of artifacts contributed by the other New York City award recipients as well as a copy of the annual Ackers "chapbook" which contains photographs and biographies of all of the year's honorees.
Biographical / Historical
Magie Dominic (1944- ) is a Canadian writer and artist. She studied at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and was an influencial member of the Off-Off-Broadway movement, performing in and directing numerous productions at Joe Cino's Caffe Cino. Her 2002 memoir The Queen of Peace Room, an exploration of memory and violence against women, was shortlisted for the Canadian Women's Studies Award, ForeWord magazine's Book of the Year Award, and the Judy Grahn Award. Her work has been featured in numerous anthologies, and she is a past contributor to The Village Voice, The Globe and Mail, and other publications.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of an Acker Award presented to writer and artist Magie Dominic in 2017. The award, named after Kathy Acker, honors members of the avant garde arts community for outstanding contributions "in their discipline in defiance of convention, or served their fellow writers and artists in outstanding ways." The award itself is a small collection of artifacts contributed by the other New York City award recipients, including a print from Jane Dickson, a poem by Countess Alex Zapak, a program for a theatre production from Keith Patchel, and small art pieces by Mari-Claire Charba, Charles Mingus 3rd, Marilyn Roberts, and Agatha Snow. The award also includes a copy of the annual Ackers "chapbook" designed by The Villager's art director Michael Shirey, which contains photographs and biographies of all of the year's honorees.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers. Appointments are necessary for the use of manuscript and archival collections.
Conditions Governing Use
NYU's Fales Library and Special Collections is not the copyright owner for this collection. Collection use is subject to all copyright laws. Researchers wishing to reproduce collection material should contact rights holders for permission.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Magie Dominic Acker Award; MSS 488; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in March 2017 by Magie Dominic; the accession number associated with this gift is 2017.033.
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Processing Information
At the time of accessioning, materials were moved into an archival box and described on the collection-level. No other arrangement, description, or physical interventions have taken place. Individual items currently remain within the award box.
