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Collective Farm: Letters to the USSR. No.2 / Valeriy Gerlovin, Rimma Gerlovina, editors ; Bakhchanyan V ; Baroni V ; Blaine J ; Bleus G ; Hendricks J ; Gerlovin V ; Gerlovina R ; Groh K ; Zelevansky P ; Cole D ; CrackerJackKid ; Olbrich JO ; Truck F ; Frank P ; Friedman K ; Furnival J ; Heidsieck B ; Toche J ; Makarevich I ; Uccello P ; C.D.O.., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-17979-18349

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Scope and Contents

The covers of this artist book, edited by the Gerlovins, are kraft paper envelopes; the front cover contains a loose folded sheet for the colophon and the back cover information on Issue No.3. Each of the other 21 envelopes consists of a cellophane windowed, white paper envelope that contains a contribution by the artist/poet. Most but not all of the contents of the contributions deal with Russian themes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1982

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover periodical (string spine) + 23 envelopes (rubberstamped, silkscreen, perforated, cellophane, paper, ink) + 4 poem objects (paper, cloth, paint, plastic) + 3 cards (rubberstamped, ink) + 2 sheets (folded, printed, photocopied, collaged, handcolored) (20 pages) in cover (envelope, perforated, label, string)) ; 10.5 x 24 x 1.5 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

box shelf

Custodial History

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Gerlovins, 1982.

General

Published: New York : The Gerlovins.Signed by: several contributors. General: About 100 total copies. 55 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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