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Old Fan of Visual Poetry, 1995

 Item — Folder: 17
Identifier: CC-24123-24575

Scope and Contents

The photocopied print framed with a letraset outline of an opened fan depicts a Manet painting of three adults on a balcony with their faces partially obscured with white paint. A seated woman holds a closed fan. The fan, which is attached to the col tied string, is a commercial object made from painted brown wood and gold paper. Baroni collaged a letraset letter picture onto the paper of the fan. The collage is one of a series of 8 Unrelated Pieces for the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1995

Creator

Extent

1 item (1 artwork) : 1 collage (letraset, photocopied colored, handcolored, perforated, string) + object (fan, letraset) ; 50 x 41 cm (collage), 36 x 4 x 2 cm (fan)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Custodial History

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

Materials Specific Details

Published: Viareggio, Italy : Near The Edge Editions. Signed by: Vittore [Baroni] 95 (l.l.). Nationality of creator: Italian. Copies: About 1 total copies.

Processing Information

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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