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Call of the Wild, 1991

 Item — Box: 265
Identifier: CC-23108-23545

Scope and Contents

The poem object consists of six cloth breathing masks onto which is painted "HELP!" in individual letters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1991

Creator

Extent

1 item (1 poem object) : 6 face masks (acrylic paint, plastic, collaged, thread) in box (cardboard, letraset, rubberstamped, collaged) ; 7 x 14 x 11 cm (each mask), 11 x 11 x 11 cm (box)

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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Baroni, 1991.

Materials Specific Details

Published: Viareggio, Italy : S.I.N.. Signed by: V Barone (l.r.- inside top of box). Nationality of creator: Italian. Copies: About 1 total copies.

Processing Information

Added by: CONV; updated by: AMANDA.

Repository Details

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

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