ZYX: 26 Poetic Portraits / Patterson, Rhodes, editor ; Chwast S ; Chermayeff I ; Zapf H ; Goines D ; Isley A ; Massey J ; Anderson CS., 1989
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Scope and Contents
This book was developed and designed by Mark Oldach and Rhonda Taira. Society of Typographic Arts in association with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, 1989. Folio, full turquoise linen stamped in magenta and white. 60 pages, with 26 full page plates, each by an internationally acclaimed designer, illustrator or photographer. Starting with "Z" and ending with "A", ZYX: 26 Poetic Portraits is an elegant and entertaining book featuring visual interpretations of each letter in the alphabet by twenty-six internationally acclaimed designers, illustrators and photographers. These imaginative images are complemented by the concrete verses of Rhodes Patterson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1989
Creator
- Patterson, Rhodes, 1914- (Person)
- Chwast, Seymour (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (60 pages)) ; 39 x 26.4 x 1.4 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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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: Chicago, Illinois : Society of Typographic Arts. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: RED; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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