Edward Weiss papers relating to The Onyx Fool
name: label: Creator
content: Weiss, Edward
topic: label: Occupation
content: Performance artists -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Playwrights
label: Topic
content: Performance art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2016 by Edward Weiss.
creator: label: Creator
content: Weiss, Edward
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Edward Weiss is a visual and performance artist and playwright in New York, New York and Baltimore, Md. Weiss wrote and directed "The Onyx Fool" in 1984. Episodes 1-6 occurred at 8BC and episodes 7-9 occurred at Grove Street Playhouse, New York, N.Y.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1984
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.weisedwa
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A script and table of contents for thirteen episodes of the serial, "The Onyx Fool," performed at 8BC club and Playhouse, in New York; an event calendar for 8BC featuring "The Onyx Fool"; original artwork and poster advertisements for the performance; two photographs and one negative of the performance; and 3 slides used to project images on a screen behind the stage used to paint a set design.