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Book of My Life, 1989

 Item — Box: 144
Identifier: CC-28722-30028

Scope and Contents

Each page is a molded mask (of the artist?) made of paper with the addition of collage, straw, newspaper clippings, paint and embroidery thread. Each mask fits precisely into the following one, including the one on the cover, creating an exquisite, compact mask book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1989

Creator

Extent

1 item (1 book object) : 1 soft cover book (10 pages) (masks, handmade cast paper, relief, straw, clippings, thread) ; 17 x 11.8 x 10 cm

Language of Materials

English

Original Sackner Archive Location

glass case 2 bedroom

Custodial History

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

Materials Specific Details

Published: Budapest, Hungary : [Publisher not identified]. Nationality of creator: Hungarian. Copies: About 1 total copy.

Processing Information

Added by: RED; updated by: RUTH.

Repository Details

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

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