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Botschraft einer Toilettenpapierrolle / Vilen Barsky., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-22814-23249

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Scope and Contents

The object is toilet paper roll onto which is printed a poem that continuously repeats itself. The original poem in Russian existed as a text only; here the text has been translated into German and as part of the only unique object. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1982

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 poem object (ink, handwriting, toilet paper, rolled, plastic) in board (wooden)) ; poem object 19 x 14 x 10 cm, on board 80 x 40 x 1 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

bathroom second

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: Dortmund, West Germany : [Publisher not identified]. Nationality of creator: Russian. General: About 1 total copies. General: 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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