my pet concertinas, 1988

Item — Box: 272

Identifier: CC-48234-69258

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The booklet with the 26 treated pages has an abstract line drawing on its cover, the booklet with 69 treated pages has the roman numeral "II" on its cover with the title "Les Tres Riches Heures de Fleur." The first booklet describes and illustrates trips to Kenya, Verona, Dusseldorf with Phillips' assistant/bookbinder Pella Erskine Tulloch. He also describes and illustrates her musical tastes. The first sketch of her portrait appears on one of the pages; the Sackner Archive holds the completed painted portrait. In the booklet with 69 treated pages (concertina II), Phillips mentions drawing and painting Pella's portrait and comments on his own activities. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

Creation: 1988

Creator

Phillips, Tom, 1937-2022 (Person)
Erskine-Tulloch, Pella, 1956- (Person)

Extent

1 item (2 book objects) : 1 booklet (concertina I), 26 pages (ink, ink colored, handwriting, watercolor, collaged, paper) + 1 booklet (concertina II), 69 pages (ink, ink colored, handwriting, watercolor, collaged, paper) in cover (graphite, handwriting, watercolor drawing), all in 1 box (wood, stenciled "SQUEEZEBOX," ink, handwriting) ; 3 x 8.4 x 13 cm (box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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: London, England : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: tom phillips (b. c. - box top). Nationality of creator: British. Copies: About 1 total copy.