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Word/Clock, 1984

 Item — Box: 276
Identifier: CC-20404-20801

Scope and Contents

There are four stacks of moveable leaflets like a roladex file that move randomly with electric power to form minimalist poems. The rearrangement of the words can also be accomplished by turning one of the two knobs brought out to the side. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1984

Creator

Extent

1 item (1 poem object) : 1 assembled object (electronic components, rotating file) in box (wood, painted) ; 22 x 17 x 10 cm

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

kitchen 1904

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

Published: Teddington Middlesex, England : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: John Christie (b.c.- verso). Inscription: for Marvin Sackner. Nationality of creator: British. Copies: About 1 total copies.

Processing Information

Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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