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Ruth and Marvin's Medicine Cabinet, 2006

 Item — Box: 90
Identifier: CC-62390-47521

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

Extent

0 See container summary (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.

General

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. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

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

Contact:
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