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Lax, Robert

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1915 - 2000-

Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:

Robert Lax and Concrete Poetry / Lax, Robert ; Solt ME ; Gomringer E ; DeCampos H ; Furnival J ; Finlay IH ; Cobbing B ; Nichol bp ; bissett b., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-07312-7456
Scope and Contents

In an introductory essay, Mary Ellen Solt traces concrete poetry historically and analyzes spcifically the work of Lax as related to Eugen Gomringer, Augusto De Campos and Ian Hamilton Finlay. Michael Basinski and Robert Bertholf provide an essay on "Zines," a generic term for a self-generated, cheaply produced (folded and stapled photocopied sheets), radically independent magazine. The exhibition included works of 167 international, concrete and visual poets. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Sea Poem / Lax, Robert ; Antonucci E., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-53679-56593
Scope and Contents

Three loose sheets, oblong, approx. 17 x 11 inches plus a stiff backing sheet, all held together by a plastic binder. The top purple sheet has a wave form without words. The inner sheets have a title page, then handwritten text by Lax in his characteristic one word lines & drawings by Antonucci. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Speaking into Silence, 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-40164-42134
Scope and Contents

The book consists of essays describing interviews with Lax and the interpretation of his work. It also includes poems by Lax. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Spring Song / Lax, Robert., 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-56470-55904
Scope and Contents

One copy is folded, the other copy is unfolded and scored. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

the eschenau summer press & temporary travelling press publi: Circle. No.38 / Robert Lax., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-27434-28482
Scope and Contents

Pages depict a black circle with overleaf captions, black hole, full stop, dark circle, all with the same circular image. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

the eschenau summer press & temporary travelling press publi: notebook. No.46 / Robert Lax., 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-39516-41474
Scope and Contents

This book is a reproduction of one of Robert Lax's notebooks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

the eschenau summer press & temporary travelling press publi: Red Blue. No.41 / Robert Lax., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-33843-35512
Scope and Contents

Each page consists of the single printed word, "red" or "blue" handwritten in that color. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

The Poet and the Contemplative Life / Merton, Thomas ; Lax R ; Antonucci E., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-31813-33331
Scope and Contents

The exhibition traced Merton's life from his secular period to his life as a monk and teacher, his public years, the hermitage period and his legacy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

[Untitled] / Coracle Press ; Clark TA ; Finlay IH ; Cutts S ; Gappmayr H ; Lax R ; Meyer T ; VanHorn E ; Williams J., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-20729-21133
Scope and Contents

Simon Cutts is the publisher of Coracle Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

[Untitled] / Lax, Robert., 1985

 Item
Identifier: CC-07348-7492
Scope and Contents

Exhibition originated from Archive Sohm. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

White Black / Lax, Robert ; Bick, Andrew., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-07443-7587
Scope and Contents

Also designated A Morning Side Folio, Second Series No.2-3. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

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Subject
Minimalist poetry 22
Concrete poetry 14
Conventional poetry 11
Visual art 5
Calligraphic text 4