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Drunkard's Path: QuilText 1 / McCarney, Scott., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-06764-6883

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Scope and Contents

The pages unfold into a rectangular quilt made from cut-out texts from eight books of different languages which had been discarded from public libraries. The texts are mounted onto braile paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1991

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (accordion) + pages (collaged, newsprint, offset text, braille) (12 pages) in hard cover folder) ; 18.7 x 18.5 x 1.3 cm (soft cover accordion) + 56 x 74 cm (book unfolded) + 19.5 x 19.3 x 2 cm (hard cover folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

box shelf alcove off 2nd bedroom

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: Rochester, New York : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Scott McCarney (b.c.- back cover). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 1 total 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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