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Purple Heart Valentine's Greetings, 2005

 Item — Box: 322
Identifier: CC-43521-45594

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

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.

Repository Details

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

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