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Fire Engine Red / Gross, Roni., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-10629-10838

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Scope and Contents

This book commemorating Valentine's Day 1995, consists of randomly arranged phrases containing the word, red, which is omitted and marked with an underlined space. A red pencil is provided in the base to allow writing this missing word. The transluce pages that fold over each other were printed with a laser from a MacIntosh computer. The ink drawings in black ink depicting red colored fruits (apple, strawberry, etc.) on the covers were printed letterpress at the Center for Book Arts, NYC. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1995

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (unconventionally shaped) + pages (translucent paper, laser generated) + object (pencil) (8 pages) in artist folder (letterpress, unconventionally shaped, cardboard base) + artist envelope (stitched, pap) ; 13 x 13 x 1 cm (book) + 14 x 15 x 1.1 cm (envelope)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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: New York : Roni Gross. Signed by: Roni Gross (b.c.- colophon). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 35 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

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

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