Dante Diary: Number XXXIII / Phillips, Tom., 1980
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Scope and Contents
Page 33 is stamped 23 Apr 1981. The page consists of fragments from A Humument. There are also several ripped papers in Italian describing Phillips' exhibition of pages from his Dante's Inferno at the Libreria Einaudi in Milan. Phillips writes , "First showing of Dante pages in Italy at a bookshop run by Sr. Aldovrandi whose ancestor Tegghenio Aldorandi was one of the dancing soldiers in Canto XVI." To illustrate this fact Phillips has drawn 10 small illustrations of dancing male forms on this page. Included on the top center is a small collage print of Phillips' Dante in his study. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1980
Creator
- Phillips, Tom, 1937-2022 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 drawing (ink, ink colored, gouache, collaged, 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: Milan, Italy : [Publisher not identified]. Nationality of creator: British. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: RUTH; 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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Main Library
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