Pulmoneorum Descriptio Locorum / Seille, Genevieve., 1990
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Scope and Contents
Commissioned for "The Beauty in Breathing" exhibition. The borders of the picture depict a stylized outline of the two lungs. Several smaller images of the lungs are placed within this outline. Dense, obsessive, calligraphy in Latin ranging from large size to micrographic lettering appears in most of the picture. The image deals the with anatomy and physiology of the lungs and heart and is transcribed from the book "Natural History" by Pliny. Seille also provides a list of French words related to breathing and lung disease. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1990
Creator
- Seillé, Geneviève, 1951- (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 drawing (ink, graphite, crayon, collage additions, scotch tape, handwriting, varnish) in [frame (wood, plexiglas)) ; 125 x 111 cm, in frame 136 x 124 x 4 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
closet front ro
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: Burton-upon-Trent, England : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Genevieve Seille (l.l.- verso). Nationality of creator: French. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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