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The Bill of Rights: The Fifth Amendment, 2000

 Item — Box: 165
Identifier: CC-34474-36171

Scope and Contents

Richard Minsky created the bookbinding and box for the poetic text written by Mitch Cullin entitled "Branches." The book was published by The Permanent Press. The illustrations were done by Ryuzo Kikushima. The front cover is punctured with five bullet holes. The cover consists of a sheriff's badge pinned to a shirt pocket and a name badge with the word "Branches." The box is affixed with a black gun leather holster on which the fifth amendment of the constitution is printed in gold, lowercase, italic text. The title of the book refers to the protagonist in the autobiographical poem, I.A.C. Branches, a bigoted Texas Sheriff, who uses his authority and gun without remorse to rape, torture gays, and shoot Mexican border intruders. The fifth amendment states that no person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.According to an interview of Richard Minsky by Bob Andelman on http://vimeo.com/36516102, only nine copies of this book object were produced even though 25 copies were planned. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 2000

Creator

Extent

1 item (1 book object) : 1 hard cover book with 16 plates (photocopied colored, tipped-in) (197 pages) in artist book binding (cloth, stitched, punctured, gunshots, name pin, sheriff badge) + clam shell box (cloth covered, museum boards, leather gun holster, stitched, printed, gold leaf) ; 22.3 x 15 x 2.2 cm (book) + 24.6 x 16.6 x 5 cm (box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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Custodial History

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

Materials Specific Details

Published: New York : Richard Minsky. Signed by: Richard Minsky (c.- inside back cover); mich cullen (r.c.- title page); Ryuzo K[ikushima] (r.c.- title page). Nationality of creator: American. Copies: 9 copies of 25 total copies. 1 number copy.

Processing Information

Updated by: MARVIN.

Source

Repository Details

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

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