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futura: Die Goldene Botschaft. No.1 / Mathias Goeritz., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-27461-28509

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Scope and Contents

The title of the broadside is The Golden Message. Twelve poems using the Spanish word "oro," which means gold, are printed in futura typeface. The letters o, r and o are printed repetitively in different permutations. This work was loaned to the Museum of Modern Art NYC for their exhibition, "Eye on Europe: prints, books & mutiples 1960 to now." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1965

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 broadside (folded, letterpress)) ; 48 x 63.5 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.

General

Published: Stuttgart, West Germany : Edition Hansjorg Mayer.General: About 1200 total copies. General: Added by CONV; updated by: KEELEY.

Repository Details

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

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