EDITIONS & PUBLICATIONS 1967-1995

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7101
The 1970 Miss General Idea Pageant 1971
Offset pamphlet, 12 pp. plus embossed cover, black-and-white reproductions: 115 x 115 mm
Edition of approximately 50, some signed, unnumbered
Self-published
Produced retroactively for The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant Entry Kit, as a fake programme for The 1970 Miss General Idea Pageant, a performance staged during the Festival of Underground Theatre at St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Toronto, 19 August - 6 September 1970. The embossed cover was printed by AA Bronson on the hand press at Coach House Press, Toronto.
See 7105.

7102
The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant 1971
Offset on white paper and offset on salmon paper: 775 x 650 mm and 1016 x 660 mm
Edition of approximately 250 on white paper, some signed, unnumbered; edition of 10 on salmon paper, signed (rubber-stamped) and numbered
Self-published
Poster for The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant held at Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1 October 1971 with documentation of the entries exhibited in advance at A Space, Toronto, 24-30 September. The image on the poster is a found image provided by Glenn Lewis, Vancouver, rubber-stamped with his pseudonym "Flakey."
See 7101, 7103-7106, 7109.

7103
The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant (Artscanada) 1971
3 pp., photostat on paper: each 253 x 189 mm
Prototype for an edition never completed
Designed as a fake article for the December 1971 issue of Artscanada magazine, reviewing The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant held at Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. It is in the layout style of Artscanada itself, but with all three pages numbered "84." The project was vetoed at the last moment and never published.
See 7101, 7102, 7104-7106, 7109.

7104
The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant Ballot 1971
Offset on paper: 70 x 144 mm
Edition size unknown, unsigned and unnumbered
Self-published
Ballot for "Miss Generality 1971" (the "peoples' choice"), to be completed by the audience at The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1 October 1971.
See 7101-7103, 7105, 7106, 7109.

7105
The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant Entry Kit 1971
Screenprinted cardboard box containing assorted items: 300 x 400 x 100 mm (approximate)
Edition of approximately 16, unsigned and unnumbered
Self-published
a. Screenprinted cardboard box with text "The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant": 300 x 400 x 100 mm (approximate), all lost but each originally containing items listed below:
b. The Miss General Idea Gown, found brown taffeta dress with blue embroidery: 305 x 230 mm (folded); 1175 x 550 mm (unfolded), affixed with 2-colour letterpress thermographic tag: 133 x 104 mm
c1. Screenprinted card folder with pink letterpress title "The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant": 305 x 230 mm, containing the following items:
c2. Letter of invitation (signed "Granada Gazelle" Miss General Idea 1969), typescript, pink letterpress on paper: 255 x 203 mm
c3. Gelatin silver print ("Reworked newspaper article featuring The Miss General Idea Gown"): 255 x 202 mm
c4. Gelatin silver print (Artist's Conception: Miss General Idea 1971): 227 x 156 mm
c5. Gelatin silver print with autograph ("Miss Honey" Miss General Idea 1970): 255 x 202 mm
c6. The 1970 Miss General Idea Pageant, offset
pamphlet, 12 pp. plus embossed cover, black-and-white reproductions, edition of approximately 50, some signed, unnumbered; self-published: 115 x 115 mm
c7. "Entry form with rules and application form," offset, screenprint, perforation on paper: 196 x 420 mm
c8. "Acceptance card," pink letterpress on folded card and pre-addressed return envelope: 85 x 115 mm
c9. General Idea Business Card, pink letterpress on card: 60 x 93 mm
The box with its contents was sent by registered mail to thirteen artists, with a request for a photographic response of the contestants of the artists' choice each wearing The Miss General Idea Gown. The responses became the basis for The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant performed at Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1 October 1971, with the entries exhibited in advance at A Space, Toronto, 24­30 September. The letterpress elements were printed by AA Bronson at Coach House Press, Toronto.
See 7004, 7101-7104, 7106-7109, 7111, 7112.

7106
The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant Programme 1971
Offset pamphlet, 16 pp. plus cover, black-and-white and colour reproductions: 255 x 165 mm
Edition of approximately 500, some signed, unnumbered
Self-published
Published for the performance The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant at Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1 October 1971, and given away free to the audience. Design is based on a programme from the Folies-Bergère, Paris (ca. 1931-32), with new photographs inserted but much text and some advertising left intact. Printed at Coach House Press, Toronto.
See 7101-7105, 7109.

7107
Artist's Conception: Miss General Idea 1971 1971
Screenprint on paper: 1015 x 660 mm
Edition of 7 on white paper, signed and numbered;
edition of 9 on salmon paper, signed and numbered;
edition of 8 on buff paper, signed and numbered;
edition of 6 on grey paper, signed and numbered
Self-published
Reproduces the found image first used in Untitled (ŒArtist's Conception').
See 7004, 7105, 7108, 9202.

7108
Artist's Conception: Miss General Idea 1971 1971
Screenprint on brown or black latex rubber: 980 x 770 mm and 920 x 773 mm
Edition of approximately 5 on brown latex rubber;
edition of approximately 5 on black latex rubber, both unsigned and unnumbered
Self-published
Reproduces the found image first used in Untitled (ŒArtist's Conception'). Some have been destroyed.
See 7004, 7105, 7107, 9202.

7109
"Beauty without Cruelty" 1971
Offset on paper: 61 x 117 mm
Edition size unknown, unsigned and unnumbered
Self-published
Entrance ticket to The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1 October 1971.
See 7101-7106.

7110
CIGARETTE BURN executed by Andy Warhol on Granada Gazelle for General Idea, New York, 1971 1971
Offset on card, recto and verso: 90 x 140 mm
Edition of approximately 500, some signed, unnumbered
Published by University of British Columbia Fine Arts Gallery, Vancouver and National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
One of 4 post cards by General Idea included in The Image Bank Postcard Show, a boxed set of 79 artists' post cards, mostly representative of the mail art and Fluxus scene of the time, edited by Image Bank's Michael Morris and Vincent Trasov.
See 7114, 7115, 7121.

7111
General Idea Business Card 1971
Pink letterpress on ivory card: 60 x 93 mm
Edition of approximately 30, unsigned and unnumbered
Self-published
Printed by AA Bronson on the hand press at Coach House Press, Toronto, and some included in The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant Entry Kit.
See 7105, 7112.

7112
General Idea Business Card 1971
Letterpress on plastic-coated yellow card: 66 x 106 mm
Edition of approximately 30, unsigned and unnumbered
Self-published
Printed by AA Bronson on the hand press at Coach House Press, Toronto. Used during the preparations for The 1971 Miss General Idea Pageant, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1 October 1971.
See 7101-7106, 7109, 7111.

7113
Light On 1971
Letterpress thermograph on paper: 150 x 140 mm
Edition of approximately 10, some signed, unnumbered
Self-published
Printed by AA Bronson on the hand press at Coach House Press, Toronto, in preparation for the exhibition of the same name held at Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, 27 May - 15 June 1972.
See 7114, 7115, 7215.

7114
Light On (Double Mirror) 1971
Offset on card, recto and verso: 90 x 140 mm
Edition of approximately 500, some signed, unnumbered
Published by University of British Columbia Fine Arts Gallery, Vancouver and National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
One of 4 post cards by General Idea included in The Image Bank Postcard Show, a boxed set of 79 artists' post cards, mostly representative of the mail art and Fluxus scene of the time, edited by Image Bank's Michael Morris and Vincent Trasov.
See 7110, 7115, 7121, 7215.

7115
Light On (Drive-in Theatre) 1971
Offset on card, recto and verso: 90 x 140 mm
Edition of approximately 500, some signed, unnumbered
Published by University of British Columbia Fine Arts Gallery, Vancouver and National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
One of 4 post cards by General Idea included in The Image Bank Postcard Show, a boxed set of 79 artists' post cards, mostly representative of the mail art and Fluxus scene of the time, edited by Image Bank's Michael Morris and Vincent Trasov.
See 7110, 7114, 7121, 7215.

7116
Looking Ahead 1971
Letterpress on pink card: 72 x 54 mm
Edition of approximately 50, some signed, unnumbered
Self-published
Printed by AA Bronson on the hand press at Coach House Press, Toronto.

7117
Manipulating the Self 1971
Offset pamphlet, 20 pp. plus cover, black-and-white reproductions: 215 x 138 mm
Edition of 500, some signed, unnumbered
A General Idea Production, published by Coach House Press, Toronto
Reproduces the mail art invitation and a selection of the photographic responses received.
See 7002, 7208, 7305.

7118
Shoe Journal 1971 Offset publication, 64 pp., black-and-white reproductions: 150 x 115 mm
Edition size unknown (only 120 remain of approximately 200), unsigned and unnumbered
A General Idea Production, published by Coach House Press, Toronto
Reproduces illustrations and text by George Saia a.k.a. Jorge Zontal. Published as issue #5 of Snore Comix, a series of small artists' books edited by AA Bronson for Coach House Press. The book was never bound and its cover never printed. Bound edition forthcoming.

7119
Ssssssh! 1971
Letterpress on pink card: 177 x 59 mm
Edition of approximately 50, some signed, unnumbered
Self-published
Printed by AA Bronson on the hand press at Coach House Press, Toronto, from a found printer's plate.

7120
The Time Has Come 1971
Letterpress on buff paper: 327 x 103 mm
Edition of approximately 50, unsigned and unnumbered
Self-published
Printed by AA Bronson on the hand press at Coach House Press, Toronto, from a found printer's plate with added text.

7121
Untitled Drawing (Bondage) 1971
Offset on card, recto and verso: 90 x 140 mm
Edition of approximately 500, some signed, unnumbered
Published by University of British Columbia Fine Arts Gallery, Vancouver and National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
One of 4 post cards by General Idea included in The Image Bank Postcard Show, a boxed set of 79 artists' post cards, mostly representative of the mail art and Fluxus scene of the time, edited by Image Bank's Michael Morris and Vincent Trasov.
See 7110, 7114, 7115.