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Dear Marvin,, 1986

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Baroni, Vittore
Identifier: CC-21659-22070

Scope and Contents

The recto depicts a collaged, torn, fragmented 50 lira bill surrounded by fragmented letraset letters. The verso contains a message to Marvin Sackner regarding his activities. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1986

Creator

Extent

1 item : 1 collage (letraset, currency) in cardboard ; 11 x 15 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

Original Sackner location: study Baroni sm

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Baroni, 1986.

Materials Specific Details

Published: Forte dei Marmi, Italy : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Vittore [Baroni] (b.c.- verso). Inscription: I Haven't forgotten you, the summer job is just taking ALL my time, so you'll have to wait to september for the promised new package of poetries - Have patience and a happy summer!. Nationality of creator: Italian. Copies: About 1 total copies.

Repository Details

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

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