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  1. Michael de Courcy, Moon Festival, 1969
Item Details

Title: Moon Festival

Artist: Herb Gilbert

Artist: Michael de Courcy

Date: May 31, 1969

Format: Photograph [fibre based gelatin silver print]

Location: The Michael de Courcy Archive

Size: 12.70 × 10.20 cm

More Information: A “lunatic happening” conceived by Intermedia director Werner Aellen and Herb Gilbert (of the UBC Fine Arts department) to celebrate the Apollo 11 lunar landing. The event took place at Second Beach near the Vancouver Planetarium The event started at ‘moon rise’ and lasted three days and featured activities including a moon walk, moon balloons, sand painting and moon poems. Collection of the artist.

  1. 09. Bob Arnold fabricating an installation for Electrical Connection
    Bob "Box" Arnold and Michael de Courcy (Photograph)
  2. 10. Michael McClure reading at the Trips Festival
    Jack Dale and Michael McClure (Photograph)
  3. 11. Participant at the Trips Festival
    Jack Dale (Photograph)
  4. 12. Michael McClure reading at the Trips Festival
    Jack Dale and Michael McClure (Photograph)
  5. 13. Michael McClure reading at the Trips Festival
    Jack Dale and Michael McClure (Photograph)
  6. 14. Participants at the Trips Festival
    Jack Dale (Photograph)
  7. 15. Intermedia CBC television special
    Michael de Courcy, Gathie Falk, Gerry Gilbert, Glenn Lewis, and Evelyn Roth (Photograph)