2017-10-21 Guide to C. Mehrl Bennett Artwork and Visual Poetry, 2006-2018 SPEC.RARE.0217 Finding aid prepared by Ashleigh Minor Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2017 October; 2018 November This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2018-12-04T13:54-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard C. Mehrl Bennett Artwork and Visual Poetry SPEC.RARE.0217 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.42 Cubic feet 2006-2018 As of 2017, C. Mehrl Bennett is a multi-media artist, performer, and writer of fluxus scores and experimental poetry in Columbus, Ohio. C. Mehrl Bennett Artwork and Visual Poetry contains small visual poetry booklets, artistamps, artist books, and printouts and compact discs of multi-media and word artwork created by Bennett between 2006 and 2018. Some of the materials are collaborations with other visual artists and experimental writers. (1) 5” letter document box; (1) flat box English Bennett, C. Mehrl Arrangement of Materials

Materials in the collection are arranged chronologically by date of creation.

 Acquisitions Information

Donated by: C. Mehrl Bennett, date unknown; Accession No. RARE.2018.0090: C. Mehrl Bennett, 2018 September

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], C. Mehrl Bennett Artwork and Visual Poetry, SPEC.RARE.0217, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains compact discs.

 Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only. Audio/visual materials and computer media may need a use copy produced before access is allowed.

 Use of Materials

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.

 Processing Information

Processed by: Ashleigh Minor, 2017 October. Finding aid written by: Ashleigh Minor, 2017 October; 2018 November

 Biographical Note

As of 2017, C. Mehrl Bennett is a multi-media artist, performer, and writer of fluxus scores and experimental poetry in Columbus, Ohio. She also works as a mail-artist, consultant editor and technical facilitator for Luna Bistone Prods publications, and as a contributing editor, artist and writer for arts and vispo related publications and websites. C. Mehrl Bennett is the wife of John M. Bennett, an experimental writer and former curator of the Avant Writing Collection at Ohio State University Libraries.

 Scope and Contents

C. Mehrl Bennett Artwork and Visual Poetry contains small visual poetry booklets, artistamps, artist books, and printouts and compact discs of multi-media and word artwork created by C. Mehrl Bennett between 2006 and 2018. Some of the materials are collaborations with other visual artists and experimental writers. Also included are printouts of email correspondence and Bennett’s blog posts, two calendars containing Bennett’s artworks, and a copy of her resume circa 2008.

 Related Materials Mail Art and Artistamps Received by C. Mehrl Bennett Avant Writing Publications John M. Bennett Collection Bennett, C. Mehrl Artistamps Artists' books--Ohio--Columbus--21st century Experimental poetry, American--Ohio--Columbus--21st century Fluxus (Group of artists) Multimedia (Art)--Ohio--Columbus--21st century Multimedia works Visual poetry Visual poetry, American--Ohio--Columbus--21st century Women artists--Ohio--Columbus--21st century Women poets, American--Ohio--Columbus--21st century "Word Art" discs 1-3 1 23 2006 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

Compact discs

 Art prints and email correspondence printouts 1 21 2006-2008 Calendars of art and photos 1 22 2007-2008 "John's cataract surgery" art and email correspondence printouts 1 18 2008 May "My Kimono Book" 1 11 2008 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

Compact disc

 "Words and Junk" 1 24 2008 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note

Compact disc

 Resume 1 20 circa 2008 "Eat your Meat and Potatoes" word art and email correspondence printouts 1 17 2008-2009 Two artwork printouts, collaborations with John M. Bennett and Sheila Murphy 1 19 2008-2009 "Over the Sofa/Under the Skin/Inside the Head" blog post printouts 1 16 2010 July, September "In Remembrance: Jan. 27, 1945 the Death Camps of Auschwitz Were Freed" visual poetry book 1 7 2011 "Bawa Hacks" booklets, collaboration with Al Ackerman 1 8 2011-2014 "Old Cents" visual poetry book 1 9 2012-2013 Visual poetry printouts 1 10 2012-2014 "Asemic Shadows" visual poetry book, collaboration with Cheryl Penn 1 3 2014 "Mail Art Congress: Picasso Gaglione and Jim Leftwich" artistamps 1 14 2014 "Six Pictos" artistamps 1 13 2014 "Stories" visual poetry book, collaboration with Shawn McMurtagh 1 5 2014 "Under the Table" visual poetry book, collaboration with Cesar Espinosa 1 1 2014 "Silhoutte" and "ART" artistamps series 1 12 2014-2015 "Old-New-and Puddled" and "In Honor of Insignificance" artistamps 1 15 2015 "Fourteen Pictoglyph Stories" visual poetry book 1 4 undated Untitled visual poetry book, collaboration with Marilyn R. Rosenberg and Thomas M. Cassidy 1 6 undated "Xray Vision" visual poetry book, collaboration with John M. Bennett 1 2 undated Accession No. RARE.2018.0090 0.22 Cubic feet 2010-2018 (1) flat box Arrangement of Materials

This accession is unprocessed; materials are arranged in the order received.

 Scope and Contents

2 books of collaborative art projects that C. Mehrl Bennett contributed to, dated 2010 and 2016, and 4 folders of her artistamps created between 2015 and 2018.

 "The Peeps Photo Project: Living the Miniature Life" collected project collaborations in book form Accession No. RARE.2018.0090.001 2016 March "Femail Artist Book (FAB)" collaborative artist book Accession No. RARE.2018.0090.001 2010 Artistamps Accession No. RARE.2018.0090.001 2015-2018