Body Archaeology from The Anatomy Lesson / Cutler-Shaw, Joyce., 1996
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Scope and Contents
The poster is folded into 12 sections each of which contains a black and white photograph of Cutler-Shaw' head with her face covered with black and white reproductions of famous medical paintings or specimens. The composition of this work is reminiscent of Wallace Berman's Radio Ether series in which a hand holding a portable, transistor radio is collaged with varied images placed onto its face. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1996
Creator
- Cutler-Shaw, Joyce, 1932- (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 folded poster) ; 60 x 73 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
box shelf
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Cutler-Shaw, 1996.
General
Published: La Jolla, California : Joyce Cutler-Shaw. Signed by: Joyce Cutler-Shaw (l.r.). Inscription: to Ruth & Marvin - thinking of you. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: RED; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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