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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 6393 Collections and/or Records:

from trackings / curry, jw., 2009

 Item
Identifier: CC-51040-72121
Scope and Contents

The prints originate from railroad stencils. One print that is depicted in this record is an example of a print made with such stencils. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

from trackings / curry, jw., 2009

 Item
Identifier: CC-51036-72116
Scope and Contents

The prints originate from railroad stencils. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

from vowels / Hasekura, Takako., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-36967-38800
Scope and Contents

The prints depict poems formed from a rectangular grid of English vowels with superimposed word play derived with English or Japanese words as well as rubberstamped images. The captions to the poems are in Japanese and English. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Fror / Simoes. Ronaldo Periassu., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-55026-65690
Scope and Contents

Only one copy at the Getty Institute was found in on intenet search. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Frozen in Time / Humann, Richard., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-43104-45159
Scope and Contents

Small black letters that spell Frozen in Time are embedded in the resin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Frozen Sky, 1998

 Item — Box 301: [Barcode: 31858072460912]
Identifier: CC-31488-32980
Scope and Contents

The title of the work is derived rom the cities of Floro, Norway; Zenag, Papua New Guina and Sandusky, Ohio. The face of the watch is covered with 25, three letter airline abbreviations of worldwide cities. Langlands & Bell focus of urban centers "in an abstract constellation evoking the persistent transience of contemporary urban life." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Fruit / Cook, Geoffrey., 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-18535-18907
Scope and Contents

Various names of fruits are printed or rubberstamped on matching colored paper stock and inks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Fuck ****, 1990

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Depew, Wally: [Barcode: 31858072491388]
Identifier: CC-55175-8965

fuhr 4 fur vier / Brenner, Jurgen, editor ; Bremer C ; Finlay IH ; Gappmayr H ; Garnier P ; Gomringer E ; Greenham L ; Grogerova B ; Hirsal J ; Kolar J ; Kriwet F ; Lora-Totino A ; Mahlow D ; Mon F ; Morgan E ; Morellet F ; Ruhm G ; Spatola A ; Ulrichs T ; Williams E., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-24065-24517
Scope and Contents

Foreword for this anthology involving permutations of groups of four words, sentences &/or images was contributed by Pierre Garnier. The afterword was done by Dieter Mahlow. The 70 Roman numeral designated books were distributed to the artists (Sackner copy); the remaining 80 numbered copies were offered for sale. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Full Circle / Claire, Paula., 1985

 Item
Identifier: CC-17321-17685
Scope and Contents

Designated ICPA Publication No.6. A portion of a typed, concrete poem was repetetively recopied on a photocopier and enlarged such that its image diminishes page by page until it virtually disappears. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Funeral Games 1: In Honor of d a levy THE YOUNG CLEVELAND POETFROM OHIO founder of the POLLUTED LAKE SERIES & the SILVER CESSPIT PUBLICATIONS (061268) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; levy da., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-55895-658982
Scope and Contents

This piece provides instructions for building a machine as a memorial to da levy. Such a machine could be programmed as an animation but economical, high powered, computers were still on the horizon at that time. The Sackner Archive holds a large Archive of da levy's work who committed suicide in 1968. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Funeral Games 2: In Honor of d a levy THE YOUNG CLEVELAND POETFROM OHIO founder of the POLLUTED LAKE SERIES & the SILVER CESSPIT PUBLICATIONS (061268) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; levy da., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-55896-6158982
Scope and Contents

This piece provides instructions for building a machine as a memorial to da levy. Such a machine could be programmed as an animation but economical, high powered, computers were still on the horizon at that time. The Sackner Archive holds a large Archive of da levy's work who committed suicide in 1968. This is the same typing as Funeral Games 1 but without the instructions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

[Funeral Games 3]: d a levy poem memorial erected at his funeral games (061268) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; levy da., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-55897-58982
Scope and Contents

This is a static piece of poetry base upon Funeral Games 1 and 2 and is stored with them in the typing binder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968