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Litany [for Abbie] (Steal This Book) / Kenneth Goldsmith., 1989

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Identifier: CC-10590-10796

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Scope and Contents

The sculpture is shaped like a closed book with poetic, calligraphic, jig-sawed out text on its recto adapted from the title of a book by the American revolutionary of the sixties and seventies, Abbie Hoffman. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1989

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 book object (sculpture, wood, woodstain, perforated) in base (wood)) ; book object 71 x 56 x 43 cm, on base 13 x 66 x 51 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

living room

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: New York : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Kenneth Goldsmith (bottom). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

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

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