Ruth and Marvin's Medicine Cabinet, 2006
Scope and Contents
The artists are visual poets who gifted this work to the Sackner Archive after a visit to the collection. The cabinet is painted in primary colors and the hand printed texts are paint and ink. the six balls are printed with the names Duchamp, Ball, Marinetti, appolinaire (sic) Campos (sic) and Mallarme. The typed stories relate to Denise's youth and problems with asthma. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2006
Creator
- Duhamel, Denise (Person)
- Carbó, Nick, 1964- (Person)
Extent
1 item : 1 poem object (painted wooden cabinet, painted wooden turtle, shredded paper, painted cardboard box, handwriting, painted inhaler, typed paper, gold ribbon, 6 styrofoam balls, compact disc) ; 26 x 32 x 15 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
Current location: Boxed objects
Original Sackner location: bathroom second
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, a gift from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Materials Specific Details
Published: Hollywood, Florida : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Denise Duhamel (l.l.- back of cabinet); Nick Cabo (l.l.- back of cabinet). Inscription: Thanks!. Nationality of creator: American. Copies: About 1 total copies.
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