| Date Span: | 1960-1970 |
| Creator: | Mekas, Jonus (1922-) |
| Extent: | .75 linear feet. |
| Collection Number: | MSC0762 |
| Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
| Summary: | Lithuanian-American avant garde film maker and critic. This collection is comprised of nearly one linear foot of Fluxus film loops. |
Jonas Mekas was born in Lithuania in 1922. In 1949, Mekas emigrated with his brother to the United States, where he became interested in avant-garde film. He later began screening his own avant-garde films and publishing criticism in several different venues, including [i]Film Culture[/i]. Mekas also founded the Anthology Film Archives, one of the world's largest collections of avant-garde films.
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Acquisition: The Jonas Mekas Film Loops were donated to the University of Iowa by Jonas Mekas in 1992.
Preferred Citation: Jonas Mekas Fluxus Films Collection, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.
| Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
| Address: | Special Collections Department University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
| Phone: | 319-335-5921 |
| Curator: | Greg Prickman |
| Email: | lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
| Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/ |
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