This catalogue was presented at the conference and exhibition sponsored by OSU Rare Books and Manuscripts Library. The exhibition was curated by John M Bennett who organized the event, edited the catalogue and conducted the presentations. Marvin Sackner was the keynote speaker for the conference and presented a powerpoint talk, "A Survey of the Sackner Archive." Geoffrey D. Smith, Director of Rare Books, wrote an inciteful essay, "Collecting the New." John M. Bennett contributed "The Blank Generation: An American Avant Garde." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Jessy Kendall designed the cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the preliminary printing for a mail art project that was projected to become a book dealing with short prose pieces about mail artists. The project did not come to fruition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This anthology consists of a selection of visual and concrete poems with emphasis on typewriter poetic images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the 2nd edition of a book compiled for teaching concrete and visual poetry in the grade schools. Each page depicts a concrete or visual poem. A photograph of Paul-Armand Gette's word sculpture, "Totem," is reproduced on one of the pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the first edition of a book compiled for teaching concrete and visual poetry in the grade schools. Each page depicts a concrete or visual poem. A photograph of Paul-Armand Gette's word sculpture, "Totem," a work held by the Sackner Archive is reproduced on one of the pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This collaboration consisted of reproductions of layers of text, handwriting, gauze and block letters printed on green paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Exhibition was curated by Guy Bleus. This catalogue includes an introductory essay by Guy Bleus with definitions of the artist book. It also includes brief statements by several artists on the artist book, viz., Fernando Agiuar, Albrecht d., Carl Andre, Mirella Bentivoglio, Piermario Ciani, Robin Crozier, Guillermo Deisler, Goivanni Fontana, H.R. Fricker, John Held, Jr., Judith Hoffberg, Joel Hubaut, Ray Johnson, Ruggero Maggi, Robert C. Morgan, Geza Perneczky, Gunther Ruch, Serge Segay, Chuclk Welch, and Rea Nikonova. Several works depicted in the catalogue are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This exhibition was curated by Piermario Ciani. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

As announced in the program of the event, Marvin Sackner delivered the keynote address at the opening of the symposium that was entitled, "Erotica, Pornography and Obscenity in Contemporary Concrete and Visual Poetry, and, Visual Verbal Imagery." The conference was organized by John M Bennett. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.