Fire Engine Red / Gross, Roni., 1995
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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
- Gross, Roni, 1955- (Person)
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.
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
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
319-335-5921