Join Us Thursday, March 28 at 4 pm ET
At our next PRINT Book Club, Debbie Millman and Steven Heller will discuss the book, Material Wealth: Mining the Personal Archive of Allen Ginsberg with writer Pat Thomas and designer Andy Outis.
Pat Thomas is an author, historian, and archival music producer (and liner-note writer). His books have enlightened many on the cultural and musical zeitgeist of the sixties and seventies, with topics ranging from the Black Panthers to Jerry Rubin, photographer Les McCann, Lou Reed, Jack Kerouac, and more.
His latest book takes us through the personal archives of poet, activist, and prolific collector Allen Ginsberg, promising “an unprecedented look inside one of the most prolific poets and agitators of cultural mores of the 20th century.“
“A poster for Patti Smith’s first-ever poetry reading. Correspondence from Allen’s stint as literary agent for William S. Burroughs and Herbert Huncke. Yippie manifestos from Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman, and John Sinclair of the MC5. A ticket for a 1974 concert by Bob Dylan & The Band (with Yoko Ono’s phone number scribbled on the back). Posters documenting early Beat Generation readings in 1950s San Francisco as well as later ones capturing the 1960s Haight-Ashbury Hippie era.“
These are just some of the treasures in the book, alongside photographs and ephemera in what is a “visual annotated compendium that reveals one of the unparalleled minds of his generation.”
Andy Outis, Material Wealth‘s designer, began his creative journey as a graffiti artist. Before founding his own practice, Shift7.Studio, Outis led the in-house agency for a group of national media brands and was the Creative Director of events and marketing at New York Media, where he led the team responsible for brand management and revenue-driving creative for New York magazine and its websites including Vulture and The Cut.
Don’t miss our conversation with Pat Thomas and Andy Outis, hosted by Debbie Millman and Steven Heller, on Thursday, March 28 at 4 PM ET! Register for the live stream discussion and buy your copy of Material Wealth.