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We Spy USA / Smith, Bob & Roberta., 1998

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Identifier: CC-34490-36187

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Scope and Contents

This booklet consists of a map outline of the individual 50 United States, printed one per page, that are captioned with the names of mainly British map locations. Pages captioned Spain and Italy are also present. The map outlines and captions do not appear to be related. Bob and Roberta Smith is the non de plume for Patrick Brill (b.1963), an artist whose language art is depicted on page 64 of Apollo January 2008. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1998

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover booklet (accordion) + pages (linocut, letterpress) (55 pages) in slipcase (papercard, printed)) ; book 5.6 x 5.8 x 1.7 cm + slipcase 5.4 x 5.8 x 1.8 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

box booklets

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: New York : Purgatory Pie Press. Signed by: Bob & Roberta Smith (c. - penultimate page); EK Smith (t. c. - colophon); Dikko Faust (c. - colphon). Nationality of creator: British and American. General: 54 copies of 154 total. General: Added by: RED; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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