ArchivesSpace at the University of Iowa

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Other venues for this exhibition were at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute in Utica and Nikon House in New York. Two photographs from Susan Barron's Another Song, held by the Sackner Archive, are depictede. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This well illustrated book provides the definitive review of Hoffmeister's works and his life.According to John Vloemans (internet)" Adolf Hoffmeister was undoubtedly one of the most pittoresque figures of the intellectual and artistic scene in Prague during the interbellum. His was a restless and unconventional spirit, that could not be classified. He was born on August 15, 1902 in Prague into a well-to-do family. Adolf Hoffmeister was described as an elegant globetrotter and art connoisseur, a gourmand,who had a special bond with the magic power of his hometown Prague. He was at once a painter, caricaturist, illustrator, stage decorator, author, playwright,translator, journalist, radio reporter, professor of art, art critic, politician,diplomat, cultural ambassador and world traveller. No wonder he cannot be classified in any of the artistic schools of his country.What he carries his whole life, was his left-intellectual faith, as so many of his generation did. In October 1920 he...

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This exhibition featured portraits of famous literary and artistic persons. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This photographic autobiography of Hutchins is presented in a cleverly folded presentation that reads, "unfold in unexpected ways and then depart." Photographs of the artist from 1954, 1969 and 1974 are revealed as the booklet is opened. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Patricia Delamare is a maker of artist books, one of which is held by the Sackner Archive.The book consists of photographs taken by Dubosq who was a Catholic priest about the turn of the 20th century. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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In his epilogue Bill Smith describes his encounter when "my friend the eminent pulmonologist Dr. Marvin Sackner found that the hospital had misread" an x-ray and was responsible for a pulmonary diagnosis that saved Smith from unnecessary lung surgery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The book includes mainly reprints of introductory essays for exhibitions of concrete and visual poetry as well as radio plays. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Obituary appearing on the death of Bing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Pereira's book "The Lapis," held by the Sackner Archive, is analyzed in depth in the chapter on reconciling the inner-outer duality. This artist book "contains diagrams that allegedly provide the key to Pereira's geometric symbolism.. .sumptuously illustrated with paintings and diagrams...it is a record and self-analysis of two dreams" involving an oval stone of lapis lazuli and relating Pereira's fundamental assumption that society was evolving to a higher spatial consciousness. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book is a brief illustrated biography of James Joyce. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.