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Lettrisme: Les Veritables Createurs et les Falsifications de Dada, du Surrealisme et du Lettrisme (1965-1973). No.16-19/Apr-Jul / Isidore Isou ; Maurice Lemaitre ; Lemaitre M ; Khlebnikov V ; Ball H ; Albert-Birot P ; Artaud A ; Schwitters K ; Hausmann R ; Hugnet G ; Richter H., 1973

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Identifier: CC-27794-28925

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Scope and Contents

The front cover of this periodical with uncut pages has a collaged green arrow with "dessin lettriste" written in white paint signed "lemaitre 73." This issue includes Isou's bibliography of works in poetry, music, discs, hypergraphology (painting, prose, novels science and mechanics of the methods of communication), psychopathologie and psychotherapy, philosophy, mathematics, linguistics, erotology. The critical essays are densely footnoted and contain personal references and opinions. Isou concludes that Dada was created by Tristan Tzara and Lettrisme by Isidore Isou! This deluxe copy with a tirage of 25 was printed on velin d'Arches paper. Stored in box labeled Lettrisme 1967-1973 Selective. Another 25 copies deluxe copies included a ceramic tablet carved by Lemaitre that is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1973

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover periodical + pages (offset) (143 pages) in cover (collaged, paper arrow with handwriting)) ; 28.7 x 23.1 x 2.2 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: Paris, France : Centre de Creativite.Signed by: Isidore Isou 73 (c.- colophon); [Maurice] Lemaitre 73 (l.r.- cover collage). General: About 25(1050) total copies. 6 number copy. 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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