Dante Diary: Number IV / Phillips, Tom., 1979
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Scope and Contents
This fourth page from the Dante Diary, which is dated from July 10, 1979 to September 15, 1979, depicts a central image of an unfinished sketch of an androgynous seated figure (Beatrice?). Its right half contains sketches for illustrative pages of the Inferno including drawings of a leopard, lion and wolf, a drawing with yellow flowers on its lower border, a drawing designed with 10 openings or fragments from the book of dreams, drawings of Virgil and Dante flanking a still to be determined image, and a sketch of calligraphic forms labeled, "a big drawing with secondary letters in white." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1979
Creator
- Phillips, Tom, 1937-2022 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 drawing (ink, ink colored, graphite, pencil colored, rubberstamped, handwriting) in pvc laminate + artist box (cloth covered)) ; 26 x 29 cm, in box 39 x 44 x 5 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
alcove 2nd bedroom Phillips Dante diary box
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: London, England : [Publisher not identified]. Nationality of creator: British. General: About 1 total copies. 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
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
319-335-5921