{"value"=>"<p>The clippings in subseries VII.A provide a nearly complete timeline of Charlip's career, addressing his activities in dance and theater, teaching, and capacity as a children's book author. The subseries is ordered into clippings by date, and by subject. Some interviews with Charlip, most of which were published in periodicals, are filed at the end. Occasional notes and correspondence accompany the clippings.</p> <p>Clippings originate from a wide variety of publications, chiefly newspapers and magazines, and consist of profiles, reviews, advertisements, and announcements. Press releases are held here as well.</p> <p>The 1950s clippings touch on Charlip's time at Reed College, performances with Jean Erdman and Judith Martin's dance companies, and with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. The 1960s clippings cover Charlip's growing stature as a children's book author, performances with the Living Theater and Judson Dance Theater, and his tenure at Sarah Lawrence College. The 1970s clippings detail such milestones as Charlip's directorship at the National Theater of the Deaf Company, first Air Mail Dances performances, and performance on WGBH-TV in Boston.</p> <p>Clippings from the 1980s and 1990s cover Charlip's various teaching appointments, performances by the International All-Star Dance Company, and his move to San Francisco and first activities there. Charlip's collaborations with June Watanabe and performance of <span class=\"title\">Amaterasu</span> at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles are covered, in addition to his involvement in the Bay Area Dance Series. The 2000s clippings detail Charlip's performances at the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Dance Festival, and his association with Brian Selznick for the latter's book, <span class=\"title\">The Invention of Hugo Cabret</span>. There are also newsletters from Rhoda Goldman Plaza in San Francisco, where Charlip lived following his stroke; Charlip is profiled in some of these newsletters.</p> <p>The clippings arranged alphabetically by subject largely consist of reviews for Charlip's books from the 1950s through the 2000s. There are reviews for some of the first books he illustrated, namely <span class=\"title\">The Curious Little Kitten</span>, <span class=\"title\">David's Little Indian</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The Dead Bird</span>. Reviews are also present for <span class=\"title\">Arm in Arm</span> and <span class=\"title\">Hooray for Me</span> that span their original publication in the 1970s to their republication in the 1990s.</p> <p>Other subjects covered include A Celebration of Remy Charlip, his 1997 exhibition at the Library of Congress; <span class=\"title\">Ludwig and Lou</span>; Charlip's collaborations with both Neil Marcus and Lucas Hoving; and the Paper Bag Players. The latter is represented by a scrapbook.</p> <p>The interviews, all in box 72, date from 1968 to 2006 and feature Charlip discussing various aspects of his life and career. Of special note is a 1968 interview of Charlip and Viola Farber about Black Mountain College by Martin Duberman in folder 4; and a 1981 interview of Charlip in Amsterdam about Air Mail Dances and the Alexander Technique in folder 6. The audio and moving image recordings in series IX feature additional interviews.</p>"}