Minneslista (Till "Dr. Schweitzers Sista Uppdrag") [Dr. Schweitzer's Last Mission] / Fahlstrom, Oyvind; Hitler A; Mussolini B., 1964
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Scope and Contents
Each print has a large abstract shape onto which a Swedish text has been printed in a conventional layout. The colors of the predominant shape differ among the prints, viz., green, brown, orange and yellow. A 4 x 10 grid of the same word is repeated on each of the four prints, e.g., pluttsang, pluttsalong, pluttang, and pluttsarong. There are a few English phrases in the poem such as man in rain, grotto with pleasure, irridescent light, and Strategic Air Command. Each print depicts a coloured, imaginitive map, with text on each map. The first print also contains "Rules of the game". This is explained to be a project or an alternative for a "Game-painting": "Dr. Schweitzer s last mission". A kind of linguistic-political game for four players. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1964
Creator
- Fahlström, Öyvind, 1928-1976 (Person)
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 (Person)
- Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (4 prints (silkscreen) in portfolio (cardboard)) ; prints 46 x 35 cm, in portfolio 47 x 36 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
box shelf & alphab shelf
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: Stockholm, Sweden : Kerberos Forlag. Nationality of creator: Swedish. General: Added by: CONV; 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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