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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 6475 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Furst Fruts Uv 1977 2nd Edition / Cobbing, Bob ; Upton, Lawrence., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-17518-17884
Scope and Contents

Designated fours number fifteen. Cover names are printed as lawrence cobton & bob upbing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Furst Fruts Uv 1977 3rd Edition / Cobbing, Bob ; Upton, Lawrence., 2000

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Identifier: CC-45104-47284
Scope and Contents

Designated fours number fifteen. Cover names are printed as lawrence cobton & bob upbing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Furst Fruts Uv 1977 / Cobbing, Bob ; Upton, Lawrence ; Hanson S., 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-17502-17868
Scope and Contents

Designated fours number fifteen and is the first edition. Cover names are printed as lawrence cobton & bob upbing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Fuse / Claire, Paula., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-17313-17677
Scope and Contents

Designated ICPA Publication No.22. This is the documentation of the collaboration between Claire and Paul San Casciani, a stained glass artist for an exhibition during Oxford Week 1988. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

futura: 4 Texte. No.4 / Reinhard Dohl., 1965

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Identifier: CC-27457-28505
Scope and Contents

The constellations presented in this broadside are mostly based on the theme of colors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

futura: 5 poems. No.7 / Ian Hamilton Finlay., 1966

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Identifier: CC-27465-28513
Scope and Contents

Finlay supplies notes that provide his interpretation of each of the six poems in this broadside. This work was loaned to the Museum of Modern Art NYC for their exhibition, "Eye on Europe: prints, books & mutiples 1960 to now." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

futura: Cloud Sun Fountain Statue. No.10 / Edward Lucie Smith., 1966

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Identifier: CC-27467-28515
Scope and Contents

In notes to the poems, Smith states, "form determines meaning - better still - form is meaning, the cart before the horse or rather the cart becoming the horse, etc." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

futura: Coldtypestructure. No.2 / Klaus Burkhardt., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-27484-28532
Scope and Contents

The only copies of this issue are in futura sammelband. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

futura: De coll age Aktions Text. No.22 / Wolf Vostell., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-27478-28526
Scope and Contents

This poem is printed with several different font sizes in a chaotic, albeit as a horizontal structure. This work was loaned to the Museum of Modern Art NYC for their exhibition, "Eye on Europe: prints, books & mutiples 1960 to now." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967