Extinct, 1997

Item — Box: 145

Identifier: CC-27777-28906

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Rifas indicates on the verso of the label, "This is an offshoot of a 1990's environmental piece called 'Fragile, Damaged, Extinct.' The word 'extinct,' in declining size letters, is etched into one of the open scissor blades. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

Creation: 1997

Creator

Rifas, Karen, 1942- (Person)

Extent

1 item (1 object) : 1 assemblage (scissors, etched, labels, string, case, slide) ; 16 x 6 x 1 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Original Sackner Archive Location

shelf non-alpha

Custodial History

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Karen Rifas, 1997.

Materials Specific Details

Published: Miami, Florida : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Karen Rifas (c.- label). Inscription: Thank you for the delightful tour. Nationality of creator: American. Copies: About 1 total copies.