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Celeste / Tompkins, Betty., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-48351-69377

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Scope and Contents

This four colored print depicts a cow formed from repetitive written word 'cow.' The word 'hay' on the ground in front of the cow is repeated to form a stack of hay that is also being chewed by the cow. The cow is standing on a gray mound of words that spell 'snow.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 print (etching) in frame (wood, plexiglas)) ; 77 x 57 cm, in frame 88 x 67 x 3 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

wall 1st bedroo

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: New York : Orion Editions. Signed by: Betty Tompkins (l.r.). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 35 total copies. 30 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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