Pulmoneorum Descriptio Locorum / Seille, Genevieve., 1990
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Scope and Contents
Commissioned for "The Beauty in Breathing" exhibition. The main image of this picture is a human-like figure whose lungs are represented by circles and tubes. Smaller, more complex images of the lungs also appear as well as bimorphic organic forms. Obsessive calligraphy is transcribed from Latin writings of Pliny, e.g. at the lower center of the drawing, the large lettering reads: But especially good for those attacked by pulmonary tuberculosis (phthisis), is the root of the plant consiligo... -- 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, handwriting, varnish, collage additions, scotch tape)) ; 151 x 80 cm, in frame 162 x 93 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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Main Library
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