Scarab, 1967
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Scope and Contents
The text consists mainly of dense overtyping of repetitive phrases collaged onto cardboard as a 2 x 3 grid such as "interior of my sphere," "thee like Ra, he praises," etc. The frottaged image in the middle right grid is a bony thorax overlaid by letraset formed words, SCARAB and SCARAB. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1967
Creator
- levy, d.a., 1942-1968 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 collage (typed, paper, letraset, frottage) in cardboard) ; 41 x 22 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
hallway 1st floor
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, a gift of Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1989.
General
Published: Cleveland, Ohio : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: D.A. Levy 1967 (c.- verso). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
319-335-5921