"John Cage in Concert" - Original Flyer

Original flyer/poster for "John Cage in Concert," a February 22, 1975 performance with Nancy Seymour in Fort Lauderdale, FL, sponsored by Broward Community College and featuring performances of Cage's works "Empty Words, Part III" and "Music for Marcel Duchamp." The striking poster design features a large mushroom surrounded by brown lettering. On the verso, a halftone photograph of Cage with the quotation, "It behooves us therefore to see each thing directly as it is, be it the sound of a tin whistle or the elegant Lepiota Procera." Folding crease; overall in fine condition. 8.5 x 9.25 inches.

An interesting poster from the innovative and influential American composer who once said that if he were to live his life over again, he would be a botanist rather than an artist. He was in fact an amateur mycologist of some distinction, helping to found the New York Mycological Society, winning an Italian TV quiz on mushrooms in the 1950s, and co-writing (with Lois Long and Alexander Smith) "The Mushroom Book." (15040)

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Poster

Broadside

Program, unsigned

Classical Music

• Sold