Dante Diary: Number LXXXVIII / Phillips, Tom., 1981 - 1983
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Scope and Contents
This eighty-eighth page of the Dante Diary, dated July 10, 1979-81, is stamped in capital letters on the bottom "Thinking of a postcard hell." Thirty four small square gouache drawings each with calligraphic descriptions form a 6x6 grid. The first square contains the title "Postcard Inferno" and the final square is a swimming scene of two bathers from an old postcard fragment. The left side of the page depicts a scene of a bathing pool from Butlin's luxury holiday camp. According to the artist box that was sent to the Sackners by Phillips the last drawing in this series should have been No.62 but is labeled No.83. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1981 - 1983
Creator
- Phillips, Tom, 1937-2022 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 drawing (ink, collaged, pencil colored, graphite, rubberstamped, handwriting) in pvc laminate + artist box (cloth covered)) ; 25 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
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