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Scarab, 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-06810-6931

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

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.

Repository Details

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

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