Hirschman, Jack A., 1933-2021

The theme deals with the new order of Eastern European politics after the collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books (unprocessed)

Tongue Codex / Hirschman, Jack A.., 1992

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Identifier: CC-09867-10061

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This book was inspired by Mayan hieroglphics. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books (unprocessed)

Torn Kiss / Hirschman, Jack A.., 1992

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Identifier: CC-09309-9492

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This is an extremely dense visual piece to express Hirschman's love of the gesture in his last bookwork commissioned by the Sackner Archive. A poem written about an Afro-American friend as text is obscured by overpainting. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books (unprocessed)

Tornado Woman / Hirschman, Jack A.., 1991

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Identifier: CC-09063-9242

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The poem was written in homage to Meridel Le Seur (1897-) a revolutionary writer who was a friend of Emma Goldman and Eugene O'Neil. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Tun Katun Baktun / Jack A. Hirschman., 1990

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Identifier: CC-08837-9012

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Title signifies Mayan periods of time; this work is a variant on the dot-dash system of counting. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Poem and Book Objects

Two Left No Right Shoe Shine But Red-On Feetbook Go Forever: An Homage For Bob Kaufman, 1986

Item — Box 142: [Barcode: 31858072457959]

Identifier: CC-40506-42478

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This book was done to commemorate the death of Bob Kaufmann, a fellow communist poet who lived in the North Beach section of San Francisco and was a good friend of Hirschman. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST BOOKS AND POETRY/BOOK OBJECTS / Jack Hirschman

["Underground"] from Yod / Hirschman, Jack A.., 1966

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Identifier: CC-44048-46163

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This drawing from the book "Yod" is an example of the Kabbalistic period of Hirschman's work in which the poet combined Hebrew letters within his poetry. Yod is the letter Y and also means hand in Hebrew. This drawing is a facsimile of the illustration in the book that was designed by Paul Vaughn and Pip Benveniste. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Unleavened / Jack A. Hirschman., 1990

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Identifier: CC-08838-9013

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Theme deals with the homeless during the Passover season in San Francisco. Hieroglyphics are based upon Graffiti on San Francisco buses. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Poem and Book Objects

[Untitled] / Mullican, Lee ; Hirschman J., 1965

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Identifier: CC-05774-5882

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Hirschman is the author of a critical essay on Mullican's work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs(unprocessed)

Vanishing Cab. No.1 / Hirschman J., 1975

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Identifier: CC-00698-715

Dates: 1975

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Periodicals(unprocessed)

Version / Hirschman, Jack A.., 1990

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Identifier: CC-09022-9199

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This book was written as a homage to Hirschman's friend, Sara Menefee, who will be on trial for feeding hungry people without a permit. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Vigie des Minuits Polaires, La. No.7/Nov / Hirschman J., 1980

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Identifier: CC-00695-712

Dates: 1980

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Periodicals(unprocessed)

Visionary Haiku / Jack A. Hirschman., 1990

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Identifier: CC-09000-9177

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Theme makes an analogy to the size of the Ant. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Poem and Book Objects

When Word's Meaning Is in Their Look / Cotter, Holland; Drucker J; Hirschman J; Wolf A; McVarish E; Straus A; Bernstein C; Bee S; Scher P; Seagram B; Freeman B; Goswell J; Licko Z; Fella E; Ligorano N; Reese M; Burke B; Lehrer W; Meador C; Laxson R; Kellner T; Weiner L., 1998

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Identifier: CC-31028-32489

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Cotter reviews "The Next Word" at the Neuberger Museum of Art to which the Sackner Archive lent 25 books and pictures. Several of the works from the Archive are specifically described in the article including a manuscript by Jack Hirschman, a drawing by Anne Wolf, Emily McVarish's pasted-up words locked inside a metal frame, Paula Scher's "Opinionated Map: Central and South America" in which every inch on the Southern Hemisphere that is jammed with critical annotationt. "Elsewhere, the printed text, often taking a cue from advertising, comes to the fore. Blair Seagram's 'U Temp est Us' uses a sleek sans-serif type, offbeat spacing and shifting character sizes to hide phrases within other phrases." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)