The House of Illnesses, 1993
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Scope and Contents
Zurn was the companion of Hans Bellmer; she suffered from mental illness the last 13 years of her life. The book was written in 1958 after she developed a case of jaundice. Contains 18 surrealistic, calligraphic drawings related to the text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1993
Creator
- Zürn, Unica (Person)
- Green, Malcolm R. (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (60 pages)) ; 21 x 13.6 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
alpha shelf
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: London, England : Atlas Press. Nationality of creator: German. General: About 1000 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
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