Jack Hirschman created this visual poetry book in an expressionistic style with the free-flowing text merging with the abstract portraits and markings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The woven pages are made with paper cut from another magazine; the ink added pages are horizontal straight black lines, 12 to a page. One of the images in this book deals with Carlo Mollino (May 6, 1905 - August 27, 1973) who was an Italian architect and designer. He was once credited as saying, "Everything is permissible as long as it is fantastic." That credo was certainly reflected throughout his body of work. Mollino's architecture and furniture are famous for their ability to enable occupants to manipulate volumes at a whim. Further, he was known for taking erotic photographs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book consists of intricate varied colored paper, pop-up constructions and collages. As would be expected from the title of the work, several of these constructions come under mechanical tension as the pages are opened. The theme of this work is typical of Weier's ouevre of this period. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The printed pages have added textured wood rubbings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This unique book was given to 10 individuals including among others Michael Erloff, Ruth & Marvin Sackner, and Bart Boumans. I\The pages most consisted of test pages from an IBM computer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This catalogue provides a bibliographic listing of books, records, and postcards from the contemporary small press scene. Brief comments on this aspect of verbal/visual art are offered by the contributors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This exhibtion was curated by Kumi Korf and Charlotte Thorp featured book objects. The Sackners purchased Susan Hansel's book object, "Dangling Participle" from this exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The text is printesd such that it must be read through layers of translucent pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The shape of the book object is bat-like. The main colors utilized, red and blue, refer to the new post-Duvalier Haiti. The box and book object are decorated with colorful Haitian words written in the Cyrillic alphabet because Hirschman regards the shape of Russian as central to his visual/verbal work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each of the 26 sheets represents a letter of the alphabet with collaged labels and stenciled ink drawings. The images accompanying this record spell "S A C K N E R." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each of the 26 sheets represents a letter of the alphabet with collaged labels and stenciled ink drawings. The letters in the images depicted with this record are "T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Thsi work is a pictorial and biographical presentation of a family history from childhood to old age written by Haynes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Thsi work is a pictorial and biographical presentation of a family history from childhood to old age written by Haynes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Raul Marroquin was born in Bogota, Colombia, in 1948 and has lived in the Netherlands since 1971. He has worked with film, video and photography as well as installations. He is considered one of the pioneers of video art in the Netherlands. In the early 70s while been a student at the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht he published Fandangos, one of the first artists magazines in the world that included many of the Fluxus and conceptual artist of that period. In 1980 he produced The Link his first, live, satellite, interactive project connecting Manhattan Cable and Amsterdam cable television. Since 1991 he has produced the Hoeksteen Live! (radio and television). In this booklet done in collaberation with his wife, they write about their fascination with Captain Morgan who was an infamous pirate. The calligraphy shows great variation from section to section. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.