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The Green, the Red, the Yellow, the Black, and the White / Brecht, George ; Knowles, Alison., 1983

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Identifier: CC-22281-22704

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Scope and Contents

The introduction was written by Robert Filliou. Each page depicts a grid of images appropriated from an encylopedia. The images are printed in green except for the loose print that in red. The images are captioned by text in the encyclopedia or text added by the authors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1983

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book + print (silkscreen) (58 pages)) ; 32.2 x 22.3 x .8 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

box shelf

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Knowles, 1987.

General

Published: Brussels, Belgium : Editions Lebeer Hossmann. Signed by: Alison Knowles (l.l.- print); George Brecht (l.r.- colophon; l.r.- print). Inscription: For Ruth & Marvin Sackner 1987. Nationality of creator: American. General: About 80 total copies. About 61 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RUTH.

Repository Details

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

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