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Dante Diary: Number LX / Phillips, Tom., 1981 - 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-53962-642951

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Scope and Contents

This 60th page is titled "Dante in South London." In large letters on the center of the page Phillips has printed " The first book sold on the open market XIVth April LXXX." There are three photographs of the Dante statue at the Crystal Palace taken by Jill Phillips on the bottom of the page. On the top right of the page is a torn portion of a card printed with the only actual quotation from Dante appearing in S. London on a card from a Peckham sweet shop. It reads "Abandon hope all you who enter here." Phillips writes "Standard error in translating this line" and draws an arrow to reposition the word "all" to be placed before "hope." On this diary page Phillips reveals his financial and distribution problems in completing the Dante project. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1981 - 1983

Creator

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: RUTH; updated by: AMANDA.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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