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Abstract markings

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1072 Collections and/or Records:

A Humument Sixth Revision Page 326 / Phillips, Tom., 2005 - 2011

 Item
Identifier: CC-56153-9999597
Scope and Contents

The poem reads "-let us go now - to an opera in the garden in the middle of delight - the night of the garden full of its stealing dream" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005 - 2011

A Humument Sixth Revision Page 327 / Phillips, Tom., 2005 - 2011

 Item
Identifier: CC-56155-9999599
Scope and Contents

The poem reads "doctor doctor - do precisely as I predicted ; and poke the particles of light - improve the mouth of circumstance and swallow the question. - doctor, doctor, - be patient. and keep the letter better - doctor - not to worry" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005 - 2011

A Humument Sixth Revision Page 332 / Phillips, Tom., 2005 - 2011

 Item
Identifier: CC-56156-9999600
Scope and Contents

The poem reads "a bedside smile, as the children change - remember? - bedside children - old times gently held her in a life lived liike a cloud," -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005 - 2011

A Humument Sixth Revision Page 351 / Phillips, Tom., 2005 - 2011

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Identifier: CC-56157-9999601
Scope and Contents

The poem reads "drawing now on entries in the troubled minutes, - times speak to somebody, somehow collecting time on paper. - my dated art" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005 - 2011

A Humument Sixth Revision Page 363 / Phillips, Tom., 2005 - 2011

 Item
Identifier: CC-56159-9999602
Scope and Contents

The poem reads "say it now, - say no to a twilight of the planet of the planet" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005 - 2011

A Humument Special for Marvin on Ruth's Passing on October 11, 2015 Page 304 / Phillips, Tom., 2015

 Item
Identifier: CC-61041-10003815
Scope and Contents

The poem reads "near you - toge art and I - remember ruth, ruth your ruth - what a companion." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2015

A Humument Third Revision Page 43 / Phillips, Tom; Rushdie S., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-04868-4964
Scope and Contents

This poem overlying an abstract landscape was written for Salman Rushdie (sr in drawing) & printed in Merely Connect. A large stenciled number "5" perforates a black square with the background of the sky shining thru symbolizing 4 years (Feb 1989) of death sentence by the Iranians and anticipating a 5th year in which it will be rescinded. Phillips' poem: "creeping fate in cold approach pockets, 5 a year, shadowing my diary writing long years on sand, a marriage a home and a child, and a story ago." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

A Humument Third Revision Page 311 / Phillips, Tom., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-28370-29565
Scope and Contents

The poetry in this page is encased in an optical, amorphous shape in shades of brown positioned on a background of blue optical strips, resembling water flowing over an edge. The poem reads, "absorbed in - self-forgetfulness, - giving herself to the depth - of herself - she had everything in woman which kindled him. He made with her the way - to delight in touch." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

A Letter of Great Importance Will Reach You Any Day Now / Helmes, Scott., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-30931-32386
Scope and Contents

The drawing is made with rubber stamps and colored ink. The collage is a saying from a fortune cookie, "A letter of great importance will reach you any day now." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

A Marca e o Logotipo Brasileiros / Dias Pino, Wlademir ; Dos Santos, Joao Felicio., 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-15393-15717
Scope and Contents

The catalogue of industrial logos from Brazilian companies is interspersed with symbols and drawings from primitive tribes, art history and architecture, and graphic design. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

A Poem / curry, jw., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-19724-20111
Scope and Contents

This drawing first published as Curvd H&Z No.208, 1983 was later included in can't afford no Kodak Instamatik Instamatik Vol.2. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

[A Propos de Nice] / Pagiras, Christie., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-28559-29844
Scope and Contents

This dense drawing combines abstract imagery with collaged texts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

A Quarelle/Watercolors 1971-1984 / Beckley, Bill ; Barthes R ; Duchamp M ; Magritte R ; Kiefer A ; Ernst M., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-21477-21888
Scope and Contents

Introductory essay by Sabine Kimpel-Fehlemann. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

A Song? A River? A Letter? / Olbrich, Jurgen O.., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-05448-5552
Scope and Contents

Prints are highly enlarged segments of a small area of photocopied text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

A Sound Poem / Trevor, Jean ; Cobbing B., 1976

 Item
Identifier: CC-45065-47241
Scope and Contents

The poem was dedicated to Bob Cobbing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976