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This sixty-ninth page contains the sentences in painted stencilled letters "Lucy comes to work" at the bottom of the page and "Dante at the Ivy" at the top which refers to the Ivy restaurant where Phillps has several art works installed and has designed the menus. Tom wriites "Lucy Shortis ...has arrived to take over from the inept Louise. At last there seems to be someone who can handle things well and intelligently.... She's also very lovely and seems to like the chores of this outfit...I could have a great team." The center of the page contains a large collaged portrait of T.S. Eliot. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This seventieth page is titled "Dante in Bleecker Street." On the upper left hand corner Phillips writes "In Bleecker Street working with Richard [Minsky] on the Class of 47. Supposed to meet with Rybezinski at RM Associates but this did not really materialize Dined at a very good Italian restaurant called Bice......Saw at Toni Zwicker's place her copy of the Inferno still in its roped box. Met up with Steven Clay & also picked up some stuff I had left at The Center for Book Arts at my last years show." Printed on the top right hand of the page is the following: "In the bathroom of the junior Dr. Sackner all the magazines seem to contain many cardiographs.... Staying with John and Audrey Sackner at the fashionable end of Bleecker St." Page 70 is collaged with three Doppler images and a card from Bice's. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This seventy-first page is titled "Coming Soon (At Last." At the bottom right Phillips writes "With a TV Dante officially scheduled for 29th July Channel 4 creaks into action...Rang Peter to see if he wants to make a contribution but he's happy to leave it to me (!)." The remainder of the paragraph concerns technical and business details with Channel 4 and Phillips' backers. The entire left side of the page is a structured drawing by Phillips for pages and screen subjects for the Dante project.The upper right corner is a torn newspaper annoucement of A TV Dante describing it as follows "Peter Greenaway and Tom Phillips long in the making surrreal version of The Inferno and The Divine Comedy-29 July C4." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This seventy-second page contains an invitation from the Ivy restaurant for a press preview of A TV Dante, torn portions of the green typeface menu Phillips designed for the Ivy and on the right hand side extensive diary writing. He writes "Meanwhile back at base we are still producing the book of seven years ago! John is still at work on the etchings which are being torn (?) down by Lucy who is gradually mastering the making up of full copies. I have sold one copy to Steve Clay... and all in all in the last year or so have sold more copies than any year since the outset. The press launch upstairs at the Ivy seemed to go pretty well...Many more people came than expected. David Attenborough came...and Peter and I were interviewed by many people called Roy with Walkmans and everyone seemed very nice about things...Strange to see an etching of mine in the TV Times, in Time Out, City Limited and the Listener so far....But still no news of process and still no reading of Sir John......

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This seventy-third page is titled "A TV Dante Received." Phillips writes "A TV Dante I to III went out 29th July...Very good reviews the following Sunday and many phone calls and messages to say how much people liked it including one from ??? to say he thought it was the best television he'd ever seen...Almost everyone mentions the appearance od David Attenbourgh. I watched it myself with Sylvia or on my own & was often surprised. It gets better as it goes on but will stilll need a coherent sound track. Something somewhere wrong with the voice track. Still even with this delay it is something to have been on at all and over a million people is pretty good." There are five collages of varying size of the head of the young Beatrice on the page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This seventy-fourth page is titled "Dante in Basel". The main section of the page contains fragments of Phillips' print of Dante in his study, a collaged picture from the screen TV Dante and an anouncement for the 40th King's Lynn Festival of Music & the Arts where Phillips will be giving a lecture. Phillips writes on the right hand side of the page "To Basel to buy Lucy some chocolates and to give a lecture at the Kunst Halle where I showed sixteen years ago." This is likely the exhibitiion in 1979 where the Sackners first saw the work of Phillips, including the original Humument pages on display.Concerning the production of TV Dante, Phillips writes that he is "concerned about Sir John. I have a kind of internal ultimatum only partially communicated to others that the deadline for action must be a month from the transmission of the episodes.Talked to Charles Levison and he says that Virgin will possibly back the recording of Sir John and Bob Peck so I must get a budget...

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This seventy-fifth page is titled "Dante Reaches a Public." The left side of the page is a printed biography about Dante and his brilliant work. Phillips writes on the top right side of the page "First brochure delivered to me: doesn't look too bad .Reproductions excellent, text lacks intended Italics, cover a bit bland (graphic design look. Odd commas here and there wrongly added. Trying also to get hold of tapes of films by Raoul Ruiz who it is suggested may be the next co-director.Talk now is of Nov 1st kick off: but I have yet to meet Ruiz or have any confirmation of the filming of Sir John or of any date at all. My indivisual foreys into getting backers always crash into the Dutch fog. XX/VIII Still no faxes or messages from Kees. The bottom right of the page contains a label form Dante Extra Virgin Olive Oil. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This seventy-sixth page is titled "Dante in Sweden." The page is collaged with printed information from the Stockholm Film Festival where "A TV Dante " was shown on November 1, 1990. Phillips writes " R.M. trying to sell film to Swedish TV but there are problems.Two wonderful Picassos in Modern Art Museum and some fine pictures in Natl Gallery. Otherwise no progress on the filming whatsoever." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This seventy-seventh page is titled "1980 Premonitions of an Aesthetic. N.C. USA. XC." Phillips writes on the left hand side "Raleigh, North Carolina. Looking with Ruth Sackner at drawing called Speaking in Tongues which I made in 1980 & which they acquired in 1981 had extraordinary sense of deja vu in that the drawing seemed to encapsulate the aesthetic of a TV Dante even to the extent of the 'soft border' at the bottom of the inside frame.When I got back I looked through the booklet & found also the figures of the drawing itself seemed to recur in the still from Canto IV, itself surrounded by letters. XXI.XI.XC." A collaged reproduction of the aforementioned large drawing is pasted in the center of the page.The still of the described frame from a TV Dante is collaged in the lower right hand corner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This seventy-eighth page is titled "Dante in Raleigh." This page contains elements from Phillips' exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art with works selected from the Sackner Archive opening November 15, 1990. There are seven small leaves collaged onto the page. The upper left-hand corner contains the printed invitation with a page from A Humument reproduced. Segments from A TV Dante were also shown and a torn ticket stub to a concert "Alexander Nevsky". The Sackners participated in all events with Phillips .Also collaged is a card from a local art gallery exhibiting Phillips' work, stickers of an American flag and a ping-pong paddle (Tom is a major player!) and a torn illustration of a screen from A TV Dante. Phillips writes "From New York to Raleigh with Richard Minsky & Ruth & Marvin Sackner (We had all been celebrating the Class of '47 in Bleecker St. the night before). Met at airport by Huston Pascal who has been in constant touch over every detail of catalogue...

Scope and Contents This seventy-ninth page is titled "Dante Takes the Biscuit. Collaged to the center of the page is a reproduction of a review article from Montreal headlined 'Close Up,' 'Dante' takes top honors at Nouveau festival. The review reports that "U.K. video 'A TV Dante' by Peter Greenaway and Tom Phillips, were the winners at the 19th Festival Intl. du Nouveau Cinema et de Video, which wrapped Oct. 29. Chosen from among the 70 eligible videos, Greenaway's "Dante" was described as masterpiece by jury McKay (U.S.) and Colin Campbell (Canada). McKay said Greenaway's and Phillip's vision had the intensity and depth that you usually get with an installation with multiple monitors.The directors - who were not on hand for the closing ceremonies - will receive a $C2,000 check from Sony of Canada.Collaged on the left side of the page is an invitation to Festa Italiana where the restaurant suite is temporarily renamed 'Dante's Inferno' for the evening's event .On the lower left corner Phillips...

Scope and Contents This eight first page is titled " Dante Down Under II.Leg Up." On the center of the page a review of A TV Dante is collaged from an Australian newspaper. Phillips writes on the left side of the page "Sent from Dante Diary's Australian correspondent June XCI after satellite transmission...." The review for the film shown on SBS was written by Kleu and is extremely positive with a fine synopsis of the plot. Kleu writes "This is, quite simply, the most stunningly vibrant use of television I've ever seen....This production is a television triumph, pushing the medium to the limit. Sadly, only eight cantos were filmed, of 34. But bravo SBS." On the upper right hand side of the page Phillips writes "Now (July XCI) there are new rumblings. First from Ken Thompson saying that A TV Dante is Ch 4's Italia Prize entry..." The background of this page is painted blue with light blue, white centered forms that resemble sea creatures or heavenly bodies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth...

Scope and Contents This eighty second page is titled ''Tell Me What Is this Lunch About?" contains in depth diary additions by Phillips on the the right and left hand sides of the page as his trials and tribulations with A TV Dante continue. First in London on V/IX/XCV he writes "In the evening as Charles' guest to the ICA to hear Peter talk and show two reels of Prospero's Books..In his talk he gives me credit when talking of A TV Dante...Talked with Peter about the Tokyo experience & about the continuation of TV Dante from which he has rightly distanced himself & will not be involved as had once seemed likely in the last cantos. He described the project as 'A ship wihout a rudder' which seemed pretty accurate. Peter said that David Lynch had toyed with the idea of joining at one point. But beyond that he did not seem to know very much of what was going on. The Bob Peck scripts arrived from Millie & I started toying with them before bedtime. An old task.....a call from Millie who has...

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This eighty third page consists of collaged papers relating to the Dante Stakes horse race at York. It also contains handwritten timetables of Phillips' production notes and a varity of torn labels including a large one that reads "Screen Special - Raising Hell." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This eighty fourth page consists of Phillips' visit to Bayreuth and return to London describing the new developments with TV Dante. Phillips writes "June/July XCI. Lucy has finally sorted out & collated the copies of Inferno. John Duffin only finished the printing in April - how long has it been & the book still costing money & losing money! But a real sense of satisfaction to know how things stand at last.. Forty copies. I made Lucy collate one for herself. July XX It now seems certain that a TV Dante is to be the Ch 4 entry to the Italia prize: Oona gave first word when she was asked to do French subtitles for it. Then Ken Thompson mentioned it. A nice irony that they are proud of the project." On August XV Phillips writes that he had supper with Michael K. at the Caprice and he writes " Keep thinking that Dante news can get no worse But it can, it can. Michael tells me over supper that Dante IS going on, that John Gielgud IS booked to record in September & I know...

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This eighty fifth page continues with Phillips' writing about his meetings with Bob Peck and others about continuing production of a TV Dante on the right side of the page. The collage elements consist of a paper book cover published by the ICA Cinema with an image from a TV Dante and a page the showing of Peter Greenaways films including a TV Dante. Phillips has added his thoughts about his Dutch colleagues on a handwritten note on the bottom right. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This eighty sixth page has a red headline "The Lying Dutchman." On the left side of the page a dense text is headlined "At Hachenbacker Recording Under Duress......" This is the sound and video studio where Bob Peck and others were recording. On the right side Phillips prints "And a Plotters Meeting in the Secret Garden" which describes the conferences with his producers.The right side contains a collage of the heads of Sir John Geilgud and Bob Peck. A headline remnant from The Independent newspaper reads " The Dutch have gone too far." Also collaged are two London restaurant cards. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This eighty seventh page has the title "Dante's Home Win." The main collage on the page is from the PrixItalia in Urbino/Pesaro and it listsTV Dante by Tom Phillips, Peter Greenaway, Kes Kasander and Denis Wigman.Phillips has written Ugh Ugh Gggrrr Aaarg around the last two names. In a dense text on the right hand side of the page Phillips describes visiting various cites in Pesaro for future filming. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This eighty eighth page is titled "Dante & the Great Game" that refers to "The final consolations of the last hours of Sam Beckett." The center of the page contains Phillips' diary of meetings where he feels that the Dante project will not be continued .The collaged pieces consist of a small scene from a TV Dante, an autobiographical printing of Tom Phillips, Beckett's' failing last months and a map showing filming locations in an Italian town near a street named Via Dante. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This eighty ninth page is titled "1991 Dante Dies in the Desert." The collage elements on the page include a selection from A Humument that reads "The latter marked the finale of the corner of Dante's Desert. Tom like It wasn't his face". An arrow points to a paper book cover titled "Die In Dante's Desert." A second excerpt reads "too weary to worry deep in Dante's Desert." The center section of the page contains an obituary of the actor Robert Eddison. TV Dante is shown again on Channel 4 described as " Swirling, multi-layered video art representation of the epic poem. Directors Peter Greenaway and Tom Phillips received gushing praise from mainstream critics who were apparently unaware that many of the visual techniques and devices employed were pioneered and perfected years ago by relatively unknown artists." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.