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A Song of Ascent, 2014

 Item — Box: 188
Identifier: CC-58667-10001903

Scope and Contents

Moss writes "I chose to do one of these 'step psalms', Psalm 134, in the actual form of steps. The short psalm reads: A song of Ascent / Behold, Bless God...I originally designed the letterforms I used in this work for a Ketubah. It was one in which I wanted to use the step motif...I suppose any spiritual journey is a kind of gradual, lifelong, step-like movement - ideally upward and forward but, alas, all too often with many downward and backward regressions." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 2014

Creator

Extent

1 item (1 poem object) : 1 print (paper, incised, folded) + stand (art paper, folded) in brochure (laser printed) ; 46 x 24 cm (printed), 3 x 24 x 7 cm (stand), 30 x 21 cm (brochure)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Original Sackner Archive Location

flat files

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

Materials Specific Details

Published: Berkeley, California : Bet Alpha Editions. Signed by: David Moss (l.r.- print). Nationality of creator: American. Copies: About 140 total copies. 34 number copy.

Processing Information

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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