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Abstract markings

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1072 Collections and/or Records:

Amino Acid, Glycine x 200 / Claire, Paula., 1976

 Item
Identifier: CC-18641-19013
Scope and Contents

This work was published in Codesigns, Writers Forum, 1976. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

An Emotional Score for Three Voices & [The bawling score] / Helmes, Scott., 2011

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Identifier: CC-52335-73458
Scope and Contents

Helmes writes, "The bawling score handed out @ Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago - 19 II 11. The poem consists of present particlples of vocal sounds (howling, sniveling, bawling, whimpering) printed in blue with overlaid abstsract markings. This was not performed during the Fluxfest in Chicago. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2011

Ana Eccetera. No.1 / Martino Oberto, editor., 1959

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Identifier: CC-24248-24700
Scope and Contents

Includes supplements A & L. The duplicate copy is missing the pamphlet entitled Martino Oberto. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1959

Angelique et Medor / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Sloan, Nicholas., 1981

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Identifier: CC-12317-12543
Scope and Contents

Angelique and Medoro were classical lovers who, whether in celebration or complaint, carved their names on trees. The image is an abstracted version of a tree with their names inscribed upon it. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Ansicht-Durchsicht / Buchwalder, Ernst., 1999

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Identifier: CC-36518-38319
Scope and Contents

This print is a New Year's greeting. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Archive for The Wild Hawthorn Wonder Book of Boats / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Fidler, Martin., 1975

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Identifier: CC-12578-12810
Scope and Contents

The Archive consists of drawings of highly stylized images of boats on papercard with typed captions pasted to the papercard support. A sheet of translucent paper stapled to the papercard has ink-drawn additions to the boats and handwritten instructions to the printer. One drawing of swatches of colored inks, provides the color key for the ink drawings. Two red colored papers are also provided as color guides. Handwritten and typed instructions for layout appear on stapled pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Archives Pessinoises / Pessin, Marc ; Butor M., 1997

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Identifier: CC-28678-29979
Scope and Contents The white cover and spine are embossed in Pessin's typical style of repeated abstract markings or hieroglyphics that are utilized as a personal alphabet. Similar markings are contained on the three folded pages embossed on white, brown and beige papers. The remaining pages contain reproduced, handwritten French text by Pessin that offers an explanation of his personal alphabet. A poetic text by Jean-Pierre Spilmont and a critical text by Michel Butor are included in this catalogue. A description of Pessin's work which was included in the exhibition, "Civilisations Imaginaires" follows. The distinctive trademark of Marc Pessin's prints is a sophisticated system of waffle printing producing pages where the signs appear in relief. Using the same technique, a series of books were made with drawings from self taught outsider artists like Pierre Pascaud, Alain Pauzie, lan Pyper, Patrick Guallino and Jean Paul Baudouin. Born in 1933 in Paris, in a family of fairground artists, Marc Pessin...
Dates: 1997