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Dante Diary: Number 69 / Phillips, Tom., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-54143-643050

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Scope and Contents

This sixty-ninth page contains the sentences in painted stencilled letters "Lucy comes to work" at the bottom of the page and "Dante at the Ivy" at the top which refers to the Ivy restaurant where Phillps has several art works installed and has designed the menus. Tom wriites "Lucy Shortis ...has arrived to take over from the inept Louise. At last there seems to be someone who can handle things well and intelligently.... She's also very lovely and seems to like the chores of this outfit...I could have a great team." The center of the page contains a large collaged portrait of T.S. Eliot. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1990

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 collage (paper, paint, handwriting) in artist box (cloth covered)) ; 30 x 41 cm, in box 39 x 44 x 5 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

alcove 2nd bedroom Phillips Dante diary new series 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: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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