[Aquae Guttae Saxa Excavant Piece for Christian Wolff (Little drops of water bore holes in stones)], 1970
Scope and Contents
This version is actually unique because the final version was entirely printed. It has been designated as Opus 13. In addition, it includes Phillips' handwritten notations. Depicted in Tom Phillips: Works Texts To 1974, page 259. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Notes read "Motto variation on Christian Wolff's 'Stones' (from Prose Selection). Little drops of water bore holes in stones. OP. XIII. / Stage proof [silkscreen with gouache] / Aquae guttae saxa excavant. / (Little drops of water bore holes in stones.)" Added: CEND.
Dates
- Creation: 1970
Creator
- Phillips, Tom, 1937-2022 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 print (silkscreen, gouache, ink, handwriting)) ; 26 x 47 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
flat files
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 Phillips, 1979.
General
Published: Wolverhampton, England : Wolverhampton College of Art. Signed by: TP (u.l.). Nationality of creator: British. General: 1 copies of 25 total copies. Proof copy of print, number stage proof. 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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