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The Last Acts of Saint Fuckyou (Window Shade Version) / Bern Porter., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-04096-4174

Scope and Contents

The text of this work is laid out in two printed red columns with the space between the columns consisting of the title printed in a large bold typeface. The left column begins, "The abnegating of treaties - The acidifying of alkalis - The afiliation of bastards - The alighning of booby-traps - The ambulating of cripples - The annuling of covenants - The assessing of polls... The right column begins with The naming of misers - The napping of covers - The narrating of contradictions - The nidification of vats - The non-processing of plantiffs - The non-plusing of laities... There were three artist proofs in this edition. Bern Porter was born February 14, 1911 and died June 7, 2004. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1990

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 object (window shade, vinyl, silkscreen) in base (wood)) ; window shade 132 x 91 cm, on base 13 x 102 x 2 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

1904 wall

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Cincinnati, Ohio : Volatile Editions. Signed by: Bern Porter (l.l.- base verso). Nationality of creator: American. General: 20 copies of 23 total copies. 3 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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