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Contrasts. No.1., 1995

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Identifier: CC-27579-28656

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Scope and Contents

This publication, subtitled X-Ray Culture, contains six essays relating to radiological imaging as it has been used in the arts and sciences, viz., in anthropology, theatre, advertising, conceptual art, humanitarism and film. The covers and essays are presented with the new typography and design in the layout style of David Carson. A remarkable x-ray of a snake eating a mouse is featured on the inside back cover. The magazine notes that Guerbet is the leading manufacturer of contrast media for medical imaging. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1995

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover periodical (16 pages)) ; 42.6 x 28.7 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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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 Phillip Frost, 1996.

General

Published: Roissy, France : Guerbet.General: Added by RED; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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