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L'Alphabet: Poeme en Prose de Victor Hugo / Flocon, Albert., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-11372-11588

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Scope and Contents

Each letter of the alphabet is incorporated into a surrealistic image. The print accompanying the book is reminiscent of work by Maurice Escher. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1978

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book + print (etching) (71 pages) in cover (collaged) + slipcase (museum board, cloth)) ; 27.5 x 21.5 x 1.5 cm (book) + 26.5 x 20.5 cm (print) + 28 x 21.8 x 2 cm (slipcase)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

shelf alphabeti

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: Geneva, Switzerland : Bernard Letu Editeur. Signed by: Albert Flocon (l.r.- print). Nationality of creator: German. General: About 100 total copies. About 14 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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