Purple Heart Valentine's Greetings, 2005
Scope and Contents
This is Baker's annual Valentine's gift to the Sackner Archive. It is shaped like a heart, trimmed with gold braid and stitched with 3 gold hearts, ribbon and a metal; a horizontal band across had gray stitched calligraphic markings. The text on the folded sheet reads, "A distinguished medal for those brave persons who have fought and were wounded in wars, tsunamis and elections this past year." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2005
Creator
- Baker, Jan, 1950-2018 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 poem object (cloth, unconventionally shaped, ribbon, trim, pin + sheet (folded, printed) in envelope (gold paper, stamp, handwriting, rubberstamped)) ; poem object 14 x 13 cm + sheet folded to 14 x 15 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
boxed artist materials
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, a gift from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jan Baker, 2005.
General
Published: Providence, Rhode Island : [Publisher not identified]. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: RUTH; 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
319-335-5921