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Marvin and Ruth Sackner Artchive of Concrete & Visual Poetry / Phillips, Tom., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-04836-4929

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Scope and Contents

This painting was commissioned by Ruth & Marvin Sackner. It consists of 90 small paintings on masonite assembled as a grid within a single frame. It includes several personal jokes and aphorisms known to the Sackners and Phillips. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1983

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 painting (oil paint, varnish, masonite) in frame (wood, painted)) ; 196 x 164 x 4 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

hallway 2nd flo

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: London, England : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Tom Phillips (l.r.). Nationality of creator: British. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: KEELEY.

Repository Details

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

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