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Artist book

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2625 Collections and/or Records:

The Divine Chariot Series by Bruria / Bruria ; Abulafia A., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-22191-22613
Scope and Contents

Homage to the thirteenth century Spanish Kabbalist poet Abraham Abalafia. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

The Doctor at Home and Nurse's GuideBook, 1997

 Item — Box 212: [Barcode: 31858072459245]
Identifier: CC-29700-31075
Scope and Contents

The jars simulate anatomic specimen containers. The box is entirely collaged both on its outside and inside with texts from an old medical dictionary or compendium of medical terms. This book object was Collins' response to Marvin Sackner's sending her a copy of the exhibition catalogue, "The Beauty in Breathing." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

The Effect of Communication / Powell, David., 1989

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Identifier: CC-33323-34960
Scope and Contents

Each page of this book depicts a framed, surrealistic image of a person in profile that has been defaced by calligraphic and abstract markings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

The Exorcism of Page Thirteen / Burtner, Caryl., 1993

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Identifier: CC-24224-24676
Scope and Contents

Burtner cut the page number and part of the text from page 13 of every book in her library and placed the small squares into randomly selected groupings, 48 to a page to form fortuitous poems and coincidences of meaning. The Sackner Archive also holds an original page from this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

The Faithless Wife by Federico Garcia Lorca / Bodger, Lorraine., 1981

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Identifier: CC-22019-22435
Scope and Contents

Lorraine Bodger is a writer, illustrator and editor who has exhibited at The Center for the Book Arts in NYC. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

The Field Names of Oxfordshire / Claire, Paula ; Spencer, Isabelle., 1981 - 1991

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Identifier: CC-17474-17840
Scope and Contents

The poem is by Claire (composed in 1981) and the calligraphy by Spencer. Isabelle Spencer (1924-2011) was a teacher in the British school system and a calligrapher. The other copy of this book is owned by Paula Claire. The poem is in the poetic style of naming ships by Ian Hamilton Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981 - 1991

The Final Results of Pyschoanalytic Treatment / Lum, M.M.., 1991

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Identifier: CC-31154-32622
Scope and Contents

In this creative bookwork, Lum altered a standard text by substituting words and word fragments in many of the sentences in the original book. Other languages were also introduced as were highlighted texts and handwritten images. These were then printed as another book that is this entry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

The First Twilight / Hirschman, Jack A.., 1991

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Identifier: CC-09034-9211
Scope and Contents

The words of Martin Luther King in this poem relate to the first bombing of the Gulf War on the same day as King's birthday. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

The Flight into Egypt: Binding the Book / Ely, Timothy ; Clay S., 1995

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Identifier: CC-14318-14626
Scope and Contents

This book is a trade edition facsimile of an original book (1985) made and held by Ely based on the notebook of the artist's grandfather written on a trip to Egypt in 1928. Ely created this stunning book with his personal language, maps, charts, continents and astrological/hieroglyphic symbols. The Sackner Archive holds several of Ely's original bookworks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

The Flip-Flop Reader / Ledson, Sidney., 1975

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Identifier: CC-30047-31441
Scope and Contents

This book is slightly ripped in the top center so that is actually flops when held. The pages are divided in half and are to be flipped to complete the sentences, as in a student's work book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

The Fundamentals of Psychology, 1989

 Item — Box 130: [Barcode: 31858072457876]
Identifier: CC-25850-26311
Scope and Contents

This book originally published in 1924 by the Macmillan Co. was altered by the the artist into a book object with the shape of a portion of a face including the nose. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

The Garden, 1995

 Item — Box 208: [Barcode: 31858072460144]
Identifier: CC-03005-3050
Scope and Contents

This is the 2nd edition of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

The Golden Age, 1982

 Item — Box 138: [Barcode: 31858072457918]
Identifier: CC-15914-16247
Scope and Contents This work consists mostly of feminist material. According to her web site, Barbara Drucker received her MFA from UCLA, where she is currently the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for the School of the Arts and Architecture and Professor of Painting and Drawing in the Department of Art. From 1996 - 2001 she was the founder/director of The Living Room, an alternative exhibition space in Santa Monica, California. Drucker's art practice includes painting, mixed media installation, sculpture, photography and video. It has been exhibited nationally and internationally at venues such as the Mazzocchi Gallery, Parma, Italy; Academy of Fine Arts, Brescia, Italy; Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten, Graz, Austria; Kennedy Gallery, Athens, Greece; Bouzianis Gallery, Athens, Greece; Center for Book Arts, New York; and Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA. Her work is also included in numerous public collections such as the Smithsonian Archives of Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C.; the...
Dates: 1982