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Pulmoneorum Descriptio Locorum / Seille, Genevieve., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-02792-2835

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Scope and Contents

Commissioned for "The Beauty in Breathing" exhibition. In the lower half of the drawing, a human-like figure with stylized representation of the lungs and airways is present. On its right side, there are several smaller images of the lungs while on the left side and above it, dense Latin text taken from the writings of Pliny are written, e.g. "below the heart are situated the lungs, drawing in and sending back the breath, and consequently spongy in substance and perforated with empty tubes." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1990

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 drawing (unconventionally shaped, ink, graphite, handwriting, crayon, collage additions, scotch tape, varnish) in [frame (wood, plexiglas)) ; 142 x 70 cm, in frame 153 x 81 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

1904 storage

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.

Repository Details

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

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