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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 340 Collections and/or Records:

little fountain in three colours / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-12311-12536
Scope and Contents

Three words, "liberty, equality, and fraternity" are printed as a vertical row of single letters in the shape of a spout from a fountain. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Louis Treize / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1987

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Identifier: CC-12132-12356
Scope and Contents

The poem on this card reads, "Louis Treize - Louis Quatorze - Louis Quinze - Louis Seize - Louis Cane." Cane means duck in English. The poem is captioned with the following phrase, "On ne point regner innocemment" and refers to the King of France during the French revolution. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Lux Umbra Dei / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-12899-13190
Scope and Contents

This depicts a design for a sundial. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Marat / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-12094-12318
Scope and Contents The poem first two letters of this poem (MA) of MARATAPLAN! are printed in black and the remainder in red. Wikipedia 2011: During the constitutional monarchy, there were two radical groups vying for power, the Girondins and the Jacobins. Although both groups were more radical in their views than the moderates who had designed the constitutional monarchy, the Girondins were somewhat less radical. In late 1791, the Girondins first emerged as an important power in France. At first the two parties were united in their views. The Girondins were concerned about the plight of the blacks in France's colonies and were instrumental in passing legislation granting equal rights to all free blacks and mulattoes. They wanted the declaration of war against Austria in early 1792 in the hopes that a show of strength would give them leverage with the King. The Jacobins grew increasingly critical of Girondin policies. During the September massacres later that year, the Girondin leaders tried to...
Dates: 1986

Maritime Works, 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-46434-49163
Scope and Contents

Several prints depicted in this catalogue are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Metaphor and Motif: Tarasque Press Exhibition / Stephen Bann, curator ; Blaine J ; Cutts S ; Finlay IH ; Mills S ; Gardner I., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-06559-6678
Scope and Contents

Includes essays by Stephen Bann, Robert Kenedy, Stuart Mills and Simon Cutts on the relationship of Tarasque press to concrete and visual poetry in England during the seventies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Modern Antiquities/Garden Works, 2000

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Identifier: CC-34013-35689
Scope and Contents

The photographs of Finlay's sculptural works consisting of stone carvings onto classical columns and vases were taken in the Steinhalle Landesmuseum, Mainz Germany. An explanation of each piece is provided in the back of the catalogue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

[Name of vessel] / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-38163-40057
Scope and Contents

On this card that lists five names of vessels (and former names), Finlay highlighted Christmas Rose for his Christmas card 2001. It accompanied the scarf, "Art Is a Small Adjust-ment." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Net/Planet / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-11931-12154
Scope and Contents

In this card, different names of fishing nets are printed in black in the form of spokes of a wheel ending with "planet" printed in gray. According to Murray's Finlay bibliography, the card was published in 1969 but the verso of the card shows the date as 1968. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Nets / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-11875-12096
Scope and Contents

The word "nets" is shaped in the form of a weather vane, a metaphor for catching wind rather than fish. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970