[Burnt Book], 1995
Scope and Contents
The scorched, mutilated book wrapped in an incomplete wire grid is Nicastri's visual metaphor for the Holocaust and the Nazi burning of Jewish books. The wooden pine box without nails signifies the Jewish coffin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1995
Creator
- Nicastri, Joe, 1945- (Person)
Extent
1 item (1 poem object) : 1 hard cover book (burnt, pierced, wire grid) in box (wood) ; 26 x 21 x 8 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Materials Specific Details
General: Title provided by cataloger or by Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Published: Miami, Florida : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Joe Nicastri (l.r.- verso box). Inscription: For Marvin & Ruth. Nationality of creator: American. Copies: About 1 total copies.
Processing Information
Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
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