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}}[[Frederick Barthelme]] is an American writer. He co-founded the Red Crayola with [[Mayo Thompson]] in the summer of 1966 and served as the group's original drummer until the summer of 1967. Barthelme moved to New York in 1967 to pursue writing and conceptual art, but frequently returned to Houston. After the Red Crayola disbanded in 1968, he continued to collaborate with [[Mayo Thompson]] on writing and music projects until Thompson left Houston in 1973. In the 1980s and 1990s he became known for his fiction writing.
}}[[Frederick Barthelme]] is an American writer.
 
Barthelme co-founded the Red Crayola with [[Mayo Thompson]] in the summer of 1966 (see: ''[[Unfinished film (1966)|Unfinished film]]''). He served as the group's drummer until the following summer (see: ''[[Album with John Fahey|The Red Crayola & John Fahey]]''). In 1967, Barthelme moved to New York to pursue writing and conceptual art but frequently returned to Houston.
 
After the Red Crayola disbanded in 1968, he continued to collaborate with [[Mayo Thompson]] on writing and music projects until Thompson left Houston in 1973.
 
In the 1980's and 90's he became known for his fiction writing.
 
[https://www.frederickbarthelme.com/nonfiction/the-red-crayola/ '''Read Frederick Barthelme's essay on the Red Crayola''']


== With The Red Crayola/Mayo Thompson ==
== With The Red Crayola/Mayo Thompson ==
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== Conceptual art ==
== Conceptual art ==
=== Works ===
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|1967
|1967
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|''Six Years''
|''Six Years''
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|November 1968
|''The Flying Nabiscum''
|Bread and ink
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|Yes
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|November 1968(?)
|Towels at Rest
|Towels
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|Yes
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|March 1969
|March 1969
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|May 23, 1969
|May 23, 1969
|''Three from May 23rd, 1969''
|''Determinization System 1. Physical phenomena have as their specific diffenrentia spatial localization.''
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|Text
|''[[Art-Language Vol. 1 No. 2]]'' (1970)
|Yes
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|May 23, 1969
|''Determinization System 2. Psychical phenomena have as their specific differentia intentional structure (that they intentionally contain oan object)''
|Text
|''[[Art-Language Vol. 1 No. 2]]'' (1970)
|Yes
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|May 23, 1969
|''Determinization System 3. Universal distillate.''
|Text
|''[[Art-Language Vol. 1 No. 2]]'' (1970)
|''[[Art-Language Vol. 1 No. 2]]'' (1970)
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|January - February 1970
|January - February 1970
|''Two Works''
|''Two Works''
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|Text
|''Six Years''
|''Six Years''
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|February 6, 1970
|''Substitution 15''
|''Substitution 15''
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|Text
|''Six Years''
|''Six Years''
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|February 21, 1970
|February 21, 1970
|''Substitution 24''
|''Substitution 24''
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|Text
|''Conceptual Art'' (1972, ed. Ursula Meyer)
|''Conceptual Art'' (1972, ed. Ursula Meyer)
|Yes
|Yes
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|February 22, 1970
|February 22, 1970
|''Substitution 25''
|''Substitution 25''
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|''Conceptual Art'' (1972, ed. Ursula Meyer)
|''Conceptual Art'' (1972, ed. Ursula Meyer)
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=== Exhibitions ===
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|New York
|New York
|NY
|November 1967
|November 1967
|''Opening Exhibition''
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|{{Flagdeco|US}}
|New York
|New York
|NY
|March 1969
|March 1969
|''March 1-31, 1969''
|''March 1-31, 1969''
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|{{Flagdeco|US}}
|New York
|New York
|NY
|May 18 — June 15, 1969
|May 18 — June 15, 1969
|''Number 7''
|''Number 7''
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|{{Flagdeco|US}}
|Seattle
|Seattle
|WA
|September 5 - October 5, 1969
|September 5 - October 5, 1969
|''557,087''
|''557,087''
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|{{Flagdeco|CA}}
|Vancouver
|Vancouver
|BC
|November 1969
|November 1969
|''Photo Show''
|''Photo Show''
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|{{Flagdeco|US}}
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|New York
|NY
|April 10 - August 25, 1970
|April 10 - August 25, 1970
|''Conceptual Art and Conceptual Aspects''
|''Conceptual Art and Conceptual Aspects''
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|New York Cultural Center
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|Donald Karshan
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|{{Flagdeco|US}}
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|Oberlin
|OH
|April 17 - May 12, 1970
|April 17 - May 12, 1970
|''Art in the Mind''
|''Art in the Mind''
|Oberlin College
|Athena Tacha
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!Publisher
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!Notes
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|196?
|''Hoof''
|story collection?
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|unpublished; excerpts published in 1986<ref name=":0">https://welcometolace.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/TV-Generations.pdf#page=43</ref>
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|1971
|''{{RLink|War}}''
|story collection?
|Doubleday
|written in 1969
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|1970
|1970
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|Winter House
|illustrated by [[Mayo Thompson]]
|illustrated by [[Mayo Thompson]]
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|1971
|''{{RLink|War}}''
|novel?
|Doubleday
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|1983
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=== References ===
== References ==
[[Category:People|Barthelme, Frederick]]
[[Category:People|Barthelme, Frederick]]

Latest revision as of 20:05, 15 March 2024

Frederick Barthelme
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Frederick Barthelme is an American writer.

Barthelme co-founded the Red Crayola with Mayo Thompson in the summer of 1966 (see: Unfinished film). He served as the group's drummer until the following summer (see: The Red Crayola & John Fahey). In 1967, Barthelme moved to New York to pursue writing and conceptual art but frequently returned to Houston.

After the Red Crayola disbanded in 1968, he continued to collaborate with Mayo Thompson on writing and music projects until Thompson left Houston in 1973.

In the 1980's and 90's he became known for his fiction writing.

Read Frederick Barthelme's essay on the Red Crayola

With The Red Crayola/Mayo Thompson

The Red Crayola

Drums

Post-Crayola

Credits on later releases

Conceptual art

Works

Date Title Materials Source Repro.
1967 Untitled Tape Six Years (1972, ed. Lucy R. Lippard) Yes
November 1968 The Complex Figure-Ground Issue as Dealt with by the Young Artist David Frame 35-page booklet Six Years
November 1968 The Flying Nabiscum Bread and ink [1] Yes
November 1968(?) Towels at Rest Towels [1] Yes
March 1969 March 1-31, 1969 (1969, ed. Seth Siegelaub)

Six Years

Yes
May 23, 1969 Determinization System 1. Physical phenomena have as their specific diffenrentia spatial localization. Text Art-Language Vol. 1 No. 2 (1970) Yes
May 23, 1969 Determinization System 2. Psychical phenomena have as their specific differentia intentional structure (that they intentionally contain oan object) Text Art-Language Vol. 1 No. 2 (1970) Yes
May 23, 1969 Determinization System 3. Universal distillate. Text Art-Language Vol. 1 No. 2 (1970) Yes
1969 Instead of making any art I bought this television set. Television 557,087 Yes
January - February 1970 Two Works Text Six Years Yes
February 6, 1970 Substitution 15 Text Six Years Yes
February 21, 1970 Substitution 24 Text Conceptual Art (1972, ed. Ursula Meyer) Yes
February 22, 1970 Substitution 25 Text Conceptual Art (1972, ed. Ursula Meyer)
Information
Videotapes

Exhibitions

Location Date Exhibition Gallery Organizer Work
New York NY November 1967 Opening Exhibition Normal Art Joseph Kosuth
New York NY March 1969 March 1-31, 1969 Seth Siegelaub
New York NY May 18 — June 15, 1969 Number 7 Paula Cooper Gallery Lucy R. Lippard
Seattle WA September 5 - October 5, 1969 557,087 Seattle Art Museum Lucy R. Lippard Instead of making any art I bought this television set
Vancouver BC November 1969 Photo Show Student Union Building Gallery, UBC Illyas Pagonis

Christos Dikeakos

New York NY April 10 - August 25, 1970 Conceptual Art and Conceptual Aspects New York Cultural Center Donald Karshan
Oberlin OH April 17 - May 12, 1970 Art in the Mind Oberlin College Athena Tacha
July 2 - September 20, 1970 Information
  • Exhibited at Joseph Kosuth’s Museum of Normal Art in 1967[2]
  • Text "Three from May 23rd, 1969" appears in Art-Language Vol. 1 No. 2 (February 1970)
  • Part of Conceptual Art and Conceptual Aspects exhibition (April 10 - August 25, 1970)
  • [3]

Bibliography

Fiction

Year Title Type Publisher Notes
196? Hoof story collection? unpublished; excerpts published in 1986[1]
1971 War and War story collection? Doubleday written in 1969
1970 Rangoon story collection Winter House illustrated by Mayo Thompson
1983 Moon Deluxe story collection Simon & Schuster
1984 Second Marriage novel Simon & Schuster
1985 Tracer novel Simon & Schuster
1987 Chroma story collection Simon & Schuster
1988 Two Against One novel Weidenfeld & Nicolson
1989 Natural Selection novel Viking
1993 The Brothers novel Viking
1995 Painted Desert novel Viking
1997 Bob the Gambler novel Houghton Mifflin
2003 Elroy Nights novel Counterpoint
2009 Waveland novel Doubleday
2014 There Must Be Some Mistake novel Little Brown

Memoirs

Year Title Publisher Notes
1999 Double Down: Reflections on Gambling and Loss Houghton Mifflin with Steve Barthelme

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://welcometolace.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/TV-Generations.pdf#page=43
  2. ↑ Art & Language International, Robert Bailey, 2016, pg. 23
  3. ↑ https://www.frederickbarthelme.com/about/
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