Shiviti, 2013
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Scope and Contents
The main elements of this work were the phrase I place God before me always." (Psalm 16:6) and the 67th Psalm written out in the form of a Menorah .Many other quotes and verses were often added, ferquently with kabbalistic significance.The Shiviti served as a kind of mandala or concentration piece. It became a very popular calligraphic folk art piece especially in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2013
Creator
- Moss, David, 1946- (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 print (serigraph, hand colored additions, collaged, turquoise gem stone, gold leaf, papercuts) in brochure (printed)) ; 31 x 19 cm, in brochure 30 x 22 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
Transferred to the Stanley Museum, 7/18/23.
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Berkeley, California : Bet Alpha Editions. Signed by: David Moss (l.r.- print). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 40 total copies. 34 number copy. 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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