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Austin, Tom, 1939-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1939-11-16-

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Arts & Letters / Austin, Tom; Sackner RK; Sackner MA; Lemaitre M; levy da ; Lissitzky E., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-26482-26951
Scope and Contents

Austin writes that "by turning their home into a museum, collectors Ruth and Marvin Sackner have made concrete and visual poetry more like household words." The article and interview concisely defines and describes the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

New Times. No.22/Sep / Austin T ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-05625-5732
Scope and Contents

Tom Austin titles his article "Home Is Where the Art Is" and states in an interview that the "Sackner Archive renders the esoteric accessible." The essay traces the collection's origins and themes, defines concrete and visual poetry and documents the mentality of a collector. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992