Visual Materials

Eve Babitz collage reproductions

Description: This collection contains four poster reproductions of Eve Babitz collages, created and gifted to artist Ed Ruscha by Babitz. The posters depict musicians George Harrison and the individual members of the band Cream, including Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1968
Call number: priBabitz
Creator: Babitz, Eve(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Promised gift of Ed and Donna Ruscha, May 2024.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
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Eve Babitz collage reproductions

Visual Materials

This collection contains four poster reproductions of Eve Babitz collages, created and gifted to artist Ed Ruscha by Babitz. The posters depict musicians George Harrison and the individual members of the band Cream, including Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker.

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Eve Babitz collage

Visual Materials

A collage by Eve Babitz that likely depicts Henry James and Edith Wharton and was gifted by the artist to her former partner and fellow writer Dan Wakefield. The female figure has been cut out of the photographic print and an image of clouds at sunset has been placed in the negative space. Babitz's signature and date are at the lower right corner. The collage is mounted on a board.

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Eve Babitz, family, and art

Manuscripts

Photographs of Eve Babitz from childhood through the 2000s, her family, and artwork. Artwork photographs include several prints of a Brian Jones collage, and a series of slides taken by Paul Ruscha.

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Eve Babitz papers

Manuscripts

Materials documenting the life and career of writer and artist Eve Babitz. Writings includes drafts and galleys of her books Slow Days, Fast Company (1977), Sex and Rage: Advice to Young Ladies Eager for a Good Time (1979), L.A. Woman (1982), Black Swans (1993), and Two By Two: Tango, Two-Step, and the L.A. Night (1999); as well as articles and stories; screenplays; unpublished manuscripts; and collected clippings and publications. The Personal series includes incoming and outgoing correspondence with friends, family, and publishing contacts; biographical and family items; and Babitz's notebooks and datebooks. Photographs are of Babitz, her friends and family, and the Los Angeles area, including hundreds she took with a Brownie camera documenting her friends and social sphere from 1968 to 1971. Artwork primarily consists of collages Babitz made between 1967 and1970, some commissioned for publication or album artwork. Collage subjects include musician friends and acquaintances including Jim Morrison, Mick Jagger, Stephen Stills, Ginger Baker, and Noel Harrison; commissioned work featuring Marilyn Monroe and Liza Minnelli; and pastoral and abstract scenes. There are also drawings and paintings dating from the early to mid-1960s.

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Collage materials and album reproductions

Manuscripts

Materials collected by Babitz to create collages, including magazine clippings, photographs, posters, and reproductions of artworks. Also included is material related to her album artwork for The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and Linda Ronstadt.

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Collages

Manuscripts

Collages 31x20 or smaller. Subjects include Ginger Baker.

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Eve Babitz collage reproductions

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