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Rat Bastard Protective Association
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Rat Bastard Protective Association is an underground, arts organization. It was created by the artist, Bruce Conner, in San Francisco, California in 1959. Its original members include: Manuel Neri, Joan Brown, Jay DeFeo, Wally Hedrick, Wallace Berman, Jess Collins, George Herms, and Bruce Conner. Conner coined the name as a play on 'Scavengers Protective Society'. Although Rat Bastard Protective Association has often been called a "secret art society," it is more correct to say that it is an esoteric art society, in that most aspects are private. The RBPA has, in the last few decades, become less a secret art society and more of a "society with art secrets." Most aspects of RBPA remain exclusive, the modes of recognition amongst members and particular factions within the association. The organization continues to this day; active members include Michael McClure and LG Williams. |
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