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Phillips, Tom, 1937-2022

 Person

Nationality

British

Found in 1272 Collections and/or Records:

Ulysses Illustrations: [Rock Music] , 2000

 Item — Folder 87: [Barcode: 31858072538444]
Identifier: CC-34466-36163
Scope and Contents

The poem reads, "rock music sing, enchant the ear - one hell of a noate in his ear - art of drinking - toge and bloom come together - the dissipation expedition." The border of the page consists of musical staves. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Housed with "Ulysses [a nine muse world]," 2000. Added: CEND

Dates: 2000

Una Ex Iillis Ultima [Card to Peter Finch] / Phillips, Tom; Finch P; Fisher R., 1971

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Identifier: CC-54504-52353
Scope and Contents

Aslo designated postcard compositions No.12. Phillips writes to Finch about his request by Finch to show in Cardiff and about producing a long poem. Phillips recommends Roy Fisher for the poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Una Selva Oscura: Tom Phillips's Inferno, 1997

 Item — Folder 76: [Barcode: 31858072538352]
Identifier: CC-28662-29962
Scope and Contents

This announcement reproduces Phillips' typewriter poem that consists of all the words of the Inferno. The original work was held by the Sackner Archive bjut later donated to PAMM. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Una Selva Oscura: Tom Phillips's Inferno / Phillips, Tom ; Phillips T ; Ray K., 1997

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Identifier: CC-28695-29997
Scope and Contents This beautifully produced catalogue was published for the exhibition in the Olin Library at Washington University by the curator, scholar and Head of Special Collections, Kevin Ray. It coincided with the exhibition and symposium "The Dual Muse: The Artist as Writer and the Writer as Artist" organized by the Gallery of Art and the International Writers Center. The Sackner Archive lent nine handwritten and typed bound volumes of Phillips' Dante manuscripts, two silkscreen prints, eleven collages from the "Dante Diary," and a typewriter work on backing paper incorporating all the words of Phillips' first translation of the Inferno. Kevin Ray contributed an illuminating essay tracing the history of translations and illustrations of Dante, including the works of Botticelli, Gustave Dore, Blake and Rauschenberg. Ray writes that in the Tom Phillips' Inferno, the artist, incorporates "much of the method he developed in creating A Humument, 'treating' an existing text and making of it...
Dates: 1997

Una Selva Oscura: Tom Phillips's Inferno / Phillips, Tom ; Ray K ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA ; Traister D ; Blake W ; Rauschenberg R., 1997

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Identifier: CC-28699-30001
Scope and Contents This beautifully produced catalogue was published for the exhibition in the Olin Library at Washington University by the curator, scholar and Head of Special Collections, Kevin Ray. It coincided with the exhibition and symposium "The Dual Muse: The Artist as Writer and the Writer as Artist" organized by the Gallery of Art and the International Writers Center. The Sackner Archive lent nine handwritten and typed bound volumes of Phillips' Dante manuscripts, two silkscreen prints, eleven collages from the "Dante Diary," and a typewriter work on backing paper incorporating all the words of Phillips' first translation of the Inferno. Kevin Ray contributed an illuminating essay tracing the history of translations and illustrations of Dante, including the works of Botticelli, Gustave Dore, Blake and Rauschenberg. Ray writes that in the Tom Phillips' Inferno, the artist, incorporates "much of the method he developed in creating A Humument, 'treating' an existing text and making of it...
Dates: 1997

Under the Influence / Lubbock, Tom; Phillips T; Blake P., 1988

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Identifier: CC-06953-7076
Scope and Contents

Tom Phillips describes what he learns from the paintings at the RA Exhibition "Cezanne: The Early Years." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

[Untitled] / Apollinaire, Guillaume ; Phillips T ; Sharkey JJ ; Henri A ; Baruchello GF ; Blake P ; Finlay IH ; Chopin H ; Furnival J ; Cobbing B ; Cox K ; Heidsieck B ; Spacagna J ; Williams E., 1968

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Identifier: CC-26002-26464
Scope and Contents

Contains reproduction of handcolored images of Apollinaire's calligraphic poems from the exhibition catalog of Irene Lagut/Leopold Survage, 1917, a book held by the Sackner Archive. The recording is of Apollinaire's reading of his poem "Le Pont Mirbeau," in 1914. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

[Untitled] / Dartington International Summer School ; Phillips T., 1992

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Identifier: CC-14808-15121
Scope and Contents

Tom Phillips designed the cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

[Untitled] / Phillips, Tom., 1992

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Identifier: CC-04400-4482
Scope and Contents

This is the preliminary price list for the exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

[Untitled] / Phillips, Tom., 1966

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Identifier: CC-38870-40796
Scope and Contents

The text appears as if Phillips made several handwritten corrections but these are printed as well. Works in this show included 'Four Pieces for John Tilbury' and 'Music for n players' copies of which are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Eleventh / Phillips T., 2001

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Identifier: CC-36103-37882
Scope and Contents

Music World I' by Tom Phillips is illustrated on the cover of this program. Five additional illustrations from this work serve as section dividers in the program. A biographical essay of Phillips is included on page 65. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Vent D'Ouest Le Chant D'Un Monde, 1983

 Item — Folder 76: [Barcode: 31858072538352]
Identifier: CC-54978-52389
Scope and Contents

This is an announcement for a musical drama performance. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Vente d'Ouest: Le Chant d'un Monde / Phillips T ; White K., 1983

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Identifier: CC-00718-736
Scope and Contents

Contains an essay by Tom Phillips entitled "Un Commentaire Visuel." He also illustrated this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Verbal Hothouse: Symbols to Stories / Drucker J ; Brown B ; Genin A ; Robinson BL ; Hutchins E ; Seille G ; Jess ; Badura M ; Barron S ; Phillips T ; Kriwet F ; Jackman S ; Kolar J ; Cortot J ; Guerryam A ; Hartmann W ; Isou I ; Rose P ; Furnival J ; Hubaut J ; Horndeski G., 1994

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Identifier: CC-00914-938
Scope and Contents

This exhibition was curated by Kate Rawlinson and Wallace Harper with works from the Sackner Archive. It was structured into four groups of visual/verbal works: ideograms, alphabets, words and stories. Drucker provided an outstanding introductory critical essay to the works in the exhibition despite being able to work with photographic reproductions only. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Verdian Tragedy for Our Times / Milnes, Rodney; Phillips T., 1998

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Identifier: CC-31434-32923
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A favorable review of the English National Opera's Otello with set design and translation by Tom Phillips. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Version of Dante's Hell Acquired by Bodleian Library / Phillips, Tom., 2007

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Identifier: CC-46528-49257
Scope and Contents

This internet release of an archive of Phillips' Dante's Inferno reports the sale from Phillips to the Bodleian library. Thus, this material is divided between the Bodleian library and the Sackner Archive. Both have the stage proofs but the Sackner Archive has the original notebooks of Phillips' translations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

Vincent: Auctions Speak Louder Than Words / Phillips, Tom., 1987

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Identifier: CC-46251-48972
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The theme of this print deals with inequities of artworks sold after the death of the artist who was not appreciated while living. This example is the auction of Vincent Van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers" for $47 million in 1987. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Virgil in his Study [from Dante's Inferno], 1979 - 1980

 Item — Folder 88: [Barcode: 31858072538451]
Identifier: CC-46287-49009
Scope and Contents

This is an imagined portrait of Virgil for Phillips' translation of Dante's Inferno. He is poised over the sixth book of the Aeneid, the principal source for Dante's Comedy. A detailed analysis of this work written by Phillips is printed on page 236 of Works and Texts (1992). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979 - 1980