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Merely Connect: A Questschrift for Salman Rushdie / Phillips, Tom ; Rushdie, Salman., 1993

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Identifier: CC-04837-4930

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Scope and Contents

This book deals with Phillips' response to the political situation which developed after Rushdie wrote "The Satanic Verses" and the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran offered one million dollars for his assassination because he believed that the book was offensive to Islam. Phillips uses Humument imagery to respond to this false accusation. An image of Rushdie captioned "Jack Hughes" with a painting of Dreyfus in the background signifies the French statement by Emile Zola, "J'Accuse." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1993

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book + pages (letterpress) + print (acquatint) + 3 prints (silkscreen) + 4 prints (etching) (68 pages) in artist cover (collaged) + box (cloth covered, collaged)) ; 28.8 x 22.2 x 2.4 cm (book) + 31.3 x 24.3 x 3.5 cm (box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

alc. Phillips 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: Cambridge, Massachusetts; London, England : Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts; Talfourd Press. Signed by: Tom Phillips (b.c.- colophon); Salman Rushdie (b.c.- colophon). Nationality of creator: British and Indian. General: About 12 total copies. About 4 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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