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Esther K Smith was the art director and Dikko Faust did the letterpress and typography for this bookwork by Happersett. The colophon states that "This series of mathematical drawings is based on growth and decay patterns of twigs and the Fibonacci sequence," The books are entitled, "Twig," "Leaf," "Conch," "Bloeman" and "Sprout." Each page of the books is made with additional calligraphic strokes using a progressive Fibonacci sequence page by page to connote the natural history of growth of the plants mentioned in the titles.. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The four books making up this exhibition catalog, which in itself can be classified as an artist book, comprise the topics, Sculpture, Artist and Process, Related Objects, and Bookworks. The latter includes Marvin Sackner's critical essay, "Who Says Thirteen Is Unlucky?" The theme of several of the pieces in the exhibition is Satin's adaptation of John Cage, Jasper Johns and Merce Cunningham's collaborative work, "Dancers on a Plane." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This rubberstamp set was first fabricated in 50 copies in 1979 at PSX headquarters in San Francisco CA. It was exhibited in Rubber Stamp Publications in 1980 in Amsterdam and performed in 2010 at the Stamp Art Museum in Chicago by Keith Buchholz and Picasso Gaglione. According to Darlene Domel, Picasso Gaglione's wife, creation of rubberstamp box sets has continued unabated since the late 1980's. "These box sets pay homage to the famous FLUX POST KIT 7 created by George Maciunas in a limited edition in 1967, but are unique and faithful only to Picasso's personal vision. He produces every set individually. Each box concept develops from some unique idea or a little known fact gleaned from his art research on Dadaists, Fluxists, and contemporary mail artists. It may or may not relate to rubberstamp activity but usually has some element of stamping in it. Some sets pay homage to artists that he admires. Some capture a moment in art history or document the activity of an artist who...

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The booklet was designed by taking colored printed letters from clippings of the popular press and collaging them onto pages with a collaged visual and verbal background. The text reads, "R.W. Emerson essays - nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." Book displayed in glass case and envelope in small objects box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This second volume of this series is implemented with markings, words and letters and is intended as a work on non-fiction. FnL (Francis and Leonie) collaborated on the concept, construction and binding. The authors write that "meaning is abolished and priority given to sight and touch." Postmodern Queer informs the queer from a postmodern perspective and is an on-going project that appears in many formats and sizes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Contains volume I (burlap, soft cover) and volume II (paper).

Scope and Contents Deals with the artist's consideration of the environment and personal artistic language. Internet: Bilge Friedlaender, 65, a Turkish-born artist known for combining natural materials into delicate arrangements and renderings, died of brain cancer in April 2000 in Istanbul.Mrs. Friedlaender, who lived in Germantown during the years she worked and taught in Philadelphia, had her pastel drawings, two-dimensional wall hangings, abstract sculptures, and minimalist installations exhibited at several venues in the region. They included Old City galleries, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Beaver College, Moore College of Art and Design, and the Horticultural Center and Arboretum in Fairmount Park. She had solo exhibitions in New York; Boston; Kyoto, Japan; and Istanbul. Her work also was shown as part of group exhibitions in several cities, including Washington and Munich, Germany. Mrs. Friedlaender was an assistant professor who taught at the University of Pennsylvania from 1983...