Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for John Cage across 5 places, from 1912 to 1956.
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John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer, artist, and music theorist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where John Cage was documented, and when
5 September 1912exact date
Good Samaritan Hospital (Los Angeles)attested“Cage was born September 5, 1912, at Good Samaritan Hospital in downtown Los Angeles.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1941year
Seattleattested“Cage left Seattle in the summer of 1941 after the painter László Moholy-Nagy invited him to teach at the Chicago School of Design (what later became the IIT Institute of Design).”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1941year
Chicagoattested“Cage left Seattle in the summer of 1941 after the painter László Moholy-Nagy invited him to teach at the Chicago School of Design (what later became the IIT Institute of Design).”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1941 to 1946period
New Yorkattested“Early in 1946, his former teacher Richard Buhlig arranged for Cage to meet Berlin-born pianist Grete Sultan, who had escaped from Nazi persecution to New York in 1941.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1956 to 1961period
The New Schoolattested“From 1956 to 1961 Cage taught classes in experimental composition at The New School, and from 1956 to 1958 he also worked as an art director and designer of typography.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
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Good Samaritan Hospital (Los Angeles)1 presence · 1912
Other places tied to John Cage in the record
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1928year
Pomona Collegementioned“Cage enrolled at Pomona College in Claremont as a theology major in 1928.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1928year
Claremont, Californiamentioned“Cage enrolled at Pomona College in Claremont as a theology major in 1928.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1931year
Sevillementioned“Cage's association with theater also started in Europe: during a walk in Seville he witnessed, in his own words, "the multiplicity of simultaneous visual and audible events all going together in one's experience and producing enjoyment."…”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1931year
United Statesmentioned“Cage's association with theater also started in Europe: during a walk in Seville he witnessed, in his own words, "the multiplicity of simultaneous visual and audible events all going together in one's experience and producing enjoyment."…”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1933year
The New Schoolmentioned“Following Cowell's advice, Cage traveled to New York City in 1933 and started studying with Weiss as well as taking lessons from Cowell himself at The New School.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1933year
New York Citymentioned“Following Cowell's advice, Cage traveled to New York City in 1933 and started studying with Weiss as well as taking lessons from Cowell himself at The New School.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1933year
New Yorkmentioned“Following Cowell's advice, Cage traveled to New York City in 1933 and started studying with Weiss as well as taking lessons from Cowell himself at The New School.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
7 June 1935exact date
Yuma, Arizonamentioned“Cage and Kashevaroff were married in the desert at Yuma, Arizona, on June 7, 1935.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1938year
San Franciscomentioned“In 1938, on Cowell's recommendation, Cage drove to San Francisco to find employment and to seek out fellow Cowell student and composer Lou Harrison.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1942year
Chicagomentioned“Hoping to find these, he left Chicago for New York City in the spring of 1942.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1950year
New York Citymentioned“More important was Cage's chance encounter with Morton Feldman in New York City in early 1950.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1950year
New Yorkmentioned“More important was Cage's chance encounter with Morton Feldman in New York City in early 1950.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
1952year
United Statesmentioned“While at Black Mountain College in 1952, he organized what has been called the first "happening" (see discussion below) in the United States, later titled Theatre Piece No.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
29 August 1952exact date
Woodstock, New Yorkmentioned“Cage had conceived of "a silent piece" years earlier, but was reluctant to write it down; indeed, the premiere (given by Tudor on August 29, 1952, at Woodstock, New York) caused an uproar in the audience.”source: Wikipedia: John Cage
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