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1963 occultist Kennth Anger advertisement...
1963 occultist Kennth Anger advertisement...
Item # 715751
November 07, 1963
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 7, 1963
* Underground filmmaker Kenneth Anger
* Occultist - believer in Aleister Crowley's "Thelema"
* "Scorpio Rising" short film movie advertisement
Page 15 has a 3 3/4 x 3 inch advertisement for a showing of the experimental films "Scorpio Rising" and "Fireworks" by Kenneth Anger. (see image)
Note: Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer; February 3, 1927 – May 11, 2023) was a pioneering American underground filmmaker, author, and occultist. He is best known for his avant-garde short films that blend surrealism, homoeroticism, and occult symbolism, as well as for his controversial book Hollywood Babylon.
Anger was also deeply involved in the occult, particularly the religion of Thelema founded by Aleister Crowley. His interest in the esoteric is evident in many of his films, which often explore themes of mysticism and ritual.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete in 24 pages, tabloid-size, one crease across the center, very nice condition.
Provenance note: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive.
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Category: The 20th Century
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