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Breath, 1991

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: CC-26042-26504

Scope and Contents

This drawing was commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. The poet drew circular shapes with symmetrical and irregular borders encapsulating the words, "breath, breathing, and respiro," as an attempt to portray the physical qualities of a breath as a visual image. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1991

Creator

Extent

1 item : 1 drawing (ink colored, handwriting, letraset) ; 50 x 53 cm, in frame 60 x 64 x 4 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Original Sackner Archive Location

box shelf

Custodial History

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

Materials Specific Details

Published: Milan, Italy : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: [Vincenzo] Accame 1991 (b.c.). Nationality of creator: Italian. Copies: About 1 total copies.

General

Container cummary used to also have: in [frame (wood, plexiglas)] (there is no frame)

Processing Information

Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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