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Mr. Peanut portraits

Artists/Creators
Michael Morris (Creator)
Vincent Trasov (Creator)
ID #
M/T 036.100
Date
[1970, 1973-1974]
Level of Description
File

Scope & Content

File contains images of "Mr. Peanut". Mr. Peanut was an alias of Vincent Trasov, and ran for mayor of Vancouver in 1974. Mr. Peanut was a five year performance bringing art, life and politics together. File contains images of Mr. Peanut with "Colour Bars" in Babyland, a property near Roberts Creek in British Columbia that hosted artists for research, collaborations, performances and experimental practices. Babyland was the site for the development of "Colour Research". "Colour Research" is a collaboration between Michael Morris and Vincent Trasov with the involvement of artists in the Intermedia movement in Vancouver, which features the "Colour Bar" in various urban and natural landscapes. The file also contain an image of the "Hand of the Spirit" wand. File also contains portraits of Vincent Trasov and Michael Morris.

Physical Description

Physical Extent
20 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Material Type
Graphic material

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