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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 6475 Collections and/or Records:

[Invitation to Participate in First International Exhibition of Poesie Elementaire and Letter to David W. Harris] / Blaine, Julien., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-23235-23674
Scope and Contents

Letter concerns Harris' acceptance of Blaine's text in Spanish for "Fleye" issue No.4. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Ironwhorsebook: A Poem. No.7 / Viktor Kotowitz., 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-51144-72231
Scope and Contents

The leaflets consist of photocopied sections of the NYC telephone books listing Rosenberg with areas subsituting a concrete poem made up of the name "Cohen" in a concrete poetic layout. The Sackner Archive also holds larger photostats of this genre. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

[i's], 1975

 Item — Box Adler: [Barcode: 31858072490828]
Identifier: CC-37581-39438
Scope and Contents

The drawing depicts solely the letter 'i' with different shadings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

is my life only black marks on white paper / Depew, Wally., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-50614-71687
Scope and Contents

Edited by Linda Bandt Depew. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

I's / Noel, Ann., 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-40505-42477
Scope and Contents

The painting consists of multiple i's in several colors are a gray background done in upper and lower case with varied fonts. It was installed on the outside surface of the gallery balcony as if it were commissioned for the location. Now, in the new apartment, it is rolled up. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

isis. No.1497/Oct / Andrew Lawson, editor ; Furnival J ; Cobbing B ; Houedard DS ; Miles ; Ferlinghetti L ; Burroughs WS., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-55670-57971
Scope and Contents

This issue features a cover by John Furnival, a description of "better books,' a bookshop managed by Bob Cobbing, and an article on Fascism. it is stored in the box holding Furnival material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

It's Time Impeach... / Risseeuw, John L.; Cohick, Aaron., 2006

 Item
Identifier: CC-44873-47045
Scope and Contents

The theme of this broadside is impeachment of the Bush government cabal for a litany of reasons expressed in different dimension snd colored typefaces. It was printed as a demonstration project at the conference. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

I've Got to See a Man about a Dog, 1975

 Item — Folder 31: [Barcode: 31858072459906]
Identifier: CC-19800-20187
Scope and Contents

Phrases in this print include: red as a tomato, stubborn as a mule, mad as a hatter, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Izbrannoe [Gerlovins] 1974-1984 / Gerlovina, Rimma; Gerlovin, Valeriy., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-59924-60877
Scope and Contents

Includes images of artwork done in from 1974-1984 in Russia. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

[Jabber] / Zellen, Jody., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-00109-112
Scope and Contents

Words depicted in black text of different size typefaces representing visual sounds including vibration, jangle, crashing, explode, clank, jabber, and crash appear on an abstract background with a silhouette of a solitary figure. The image is part of Zellen's preoccupation with the violence present in large cities. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

J'Accuse / Hudson, Mike., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-35046-36771
Scope and Contents

The text deals with the decision of the French government to perform nuclear bomb testing near Australia and its impact on the environment. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995