Aspen was a three-dimensional, multi-media magazine featuring articles, pictures, flyers, broadsides, phonograph recordings and film reels, usually revolving around a particular theme. The items were boxed loosely together, eliminating the traditional magazine format. The collection at St. Lawrence contains the first six issues of Aspen in their original boxes. Issues 5 and 6 were produced and sold to subscribers in one box.
Aspen, Vol. 1, No. 3, December 1966.
Collection Overview
Aspen was conceived and edited by Phyllis Johnson, an advertising executive who came up with the name for the magazine while on vacation in Aspen, Colorado. Only 10 issues of Aspen were published, sporadically, between 1965 and 1971. The magazine featured articles and multi-media content, and was designed by, many of the period’s top popular artists. Names like Andy Warhol, Peter Blake, John Lennon, Marcel Duchamp, and David Hockney were associated with Aspen.