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The Voluptuous Gardener: The Collected Art and Writing of Joe Rosenblatt - 1973-1996, 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-43367-45429

Scope and Contents

A forward was written by Michael Bell traces the life and work of Rosenblatt. Bell writes, "The drawings range in style from the simplest, almost whimsical scratches on the paper, expecially some of the latest observations on the shoreline of Vancouver Island, to highly compendia of signs and symbols, richly worked in obsessive surface patterns." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1996

Creator

Extent

1 item : 1 soft cover book (183 pages) ; 22.9 x 30.3 x 1.3 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Original Sackner Archive Location

alpha shelf

Custodial History

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

Materials Specific Details

Published: Vancouver, Canada : Porcepic Press; Beach Holme Publishers. Signed by: J. Rosenblatt (l.c.- near title page). Inscription: To Beth - cat fancier and friend. Nationality of creator: Canadian.

Repository Details

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

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