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 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2959 Collections and/or Records:

Man Wat, 1984

 Item — Folder 4: [Barcode: 31858072459427]
Identifier: CC-36487-38284
Scope and Contents

According to Boshoff, this drawing shows "organic, interwoven sentences that have something to do with the inflection of words and the construction of sentences." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES

Mandala'rt, 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-14564-14875
Scope and Contents

This piece was commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. A calligraphed, rubberstamped tag meaning magic denotes a cross-section of lung, with the clear center the airway. The image relates to breathing as a binary event, i.e, in & out, full & empty, dirty & clean. The red ink elements symbolize oxygen and the violet elements, carbon dioxide. Dautricourt was inspired by a book by Souzanelle on Human Body Symbolism, viz., the pulmonary tree in Hebrew is rea, but if pronounced roe meaning to see, this word could be interpreted as "light in breath." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES / Oversized

Mandala'rt: Preparatory Sketches / Dautricourt, Joelle., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-35036-36757
Scope and Contents

These works were preparatory drawings for the piece that was commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Mane / Steen, Vagn., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-28172-29335
Scope and Contents

Mane in English = conjure and Mane with accent over 'a' = moon. Steen utilizes opened and closed parenthesis and a circle over the 'a' of "mane" to suggest cycles of the moon related to the word "conjure." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Manifeste d'Arte Total, 1997

 Item — Box 335: [Barcode: 31858072491040]
Identifier: CC-32005-33536
Scope and Contents

Ben Vautier contributes a line ink drawing which is white on the inside front cover and yellow on the facing page of a smiling man's face and the statements "moite blanc" and "je suis moitie jaune." The main section of the book is conventionally printed and list aphorisms of Ben's "Art Total" from 1965 -1997. The accompanying print was written in Ben's typical style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST BOOKS AND POETRY/BOOK OBJECTS

manifesto / Foundary., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-44601-46760
Scope and Contents

The pages appear to be reproductions of blackboard writing analogous to the style of Joseph Beuys. The subject is a rant on book publishing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books (unprocessed)

Manuscript of Franz Kafka / Klivar, Miroslav., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-32360-33927
Scope and Contents

The print depicts a facsimile of a fragment of a Kafka manuscript written in gold ink and line drawings of three highly stylized human figures. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Many Happy Days / Fella, Edward; Bates, Lucy., 2006

 Item
Identifier: CC-46697-49427
Dates: 2006
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Many Wishes for 2001 / Vincy, Liliane; Ben., 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-35827-37587
Scope and Contents

The portrait of Liliane Vincy and her son Youri are captured in the reflection of a mirror created by Ben that has the word demain written on the bottom of the mirror. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Maograd, 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-18959-19338
Scope and Contents

The theme of this book is a critique of the Chinese leader, Mao. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books (unprocessed)

Mapa Ed Veneris 3, 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-02638-2681
Dates: 1990
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES / Oversized

Mapa Ed Veneris / Seille, Genevieve., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-02636-2679
Dates: 1990
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books (unprocessed)

[Mapiro] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-55426-9999121
Dates: 1966
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Maquette for Poster: la ligne sculpture dans la ville d'Herouville , 2000

 Item — Folder 63: [Barcode: 31858072537974]
Identifier: CC-53613-291340
Scope and Contents

This is a drawing for a poster. It was given to the Sackners during his stay in their apartment for his performance during the celebration of an exhibition entitled, "Tour de France/Florida" held at the Frost Museum in Miami in January 2012. Several works made by Hubaut were lent to the exhibition by the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES

Marbre / Bussotti, Sylvano., 1968 - 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-21043-21452
Dates: 1968 - 1972
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Booklets (unprocessed)

Marcuse / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-09097-9276
Scope and Contents Wikipedia: Herbert Marcuse (German: [maʁˈkuːzÉ™]; July 19, 1898 "“ July 29, 1979) was a German Jewish philosopher, sociologist and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. Born in Berlin into a Jewish family, Marcuse studied at the universities of Berlin and Freiburg. He was a prominent figure in the Frankfurt-based Institute for Social Research - what later became known as the Frankfurt School. He was married to Sophie Wertheim (1924-1951), Inge Neumann (1955-1972), and Erica Sherover (1976-1979). Active in the United States after 1934, his intellectual concerns were the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and modern technology. After his studies, in the late 1960s and the 1970s he became known as the preeminent theorist of the New Left and the student movements of Germany, France, and the USA. Between 1943 and 1950, Marcuse worked in US Government Service, which helped form the basis of his book Soviet Marxism (1964). Celebrated as the...
Dates: 1969
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Margaret R. Rigg / Carter, Nancy Corson; Rigg M., 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-16591-16944
Dates: 1979
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Marginalia / Ferretti, Eugenio., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-32073-33608
Dates: 1993
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs(unprocessed)

Marine / Smith, William Jay ; Baltazar, Julius., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-03083-3130
Scope and Contents

Smith's poem about a boat, the breeze, flying fins, and breakers is handwritten in black ink on pages painted in the colors of a watery landscape. Abstract black ink markings define the horizon. The cover is a rich marine blue. William Jay Smith's poem "Marine" was published in his collected works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Booklets (unprocessed)

mark you sir / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-55782-55661
Scope and Contents On the verso of this card in the handwriting of Houedard is the name "marcuse." This title of this poem refers to Herbert Marcuse. Wikipedia: Herbert Marcuse (German: [maʁˈkuːzÉ™]; July 19, 1898 "“ July 29, 1979) was a German Jewish philosopher, sociologist and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. Born in Berlin into a Jewish family, Marcuse studied at the universities of Berlin and Freiburg. He was a prominent figure in the Frankfurt-based Institute for Social Research - what later became known as the Frankfurt School. He was married to Sophie Wertheim (1924-1951), Inge Neumann (1955-1972), and Erica Sherover (1976-1979). Active in the United States after 1934, his intellectual concerns were the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and modern technology. After his studies, in the late 1960s and the 1970s he became known as the preeminent theorist of the New Left and the student movements of Germany, France, and the USA. Between 1943 and...
Dates: 1968
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

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