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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 670 Collections and/or Records:

Fourteen Poems / Powell, David., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-04872-4968
Scope and Contents

Epage of this book depicts a rubberstamped letter poem with smearing and disintegration of the image. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Fragment: 1/3, Preliminary Sketch / curry, jw., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-19731-20118
Scope and Contents

This was subsequently modified and published in collaboration with Necakov as Curvd H&Z No.406, 1990. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Fragment 3/3 / curry, jw; Necakov, Lillian., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-19733-20120
Scope and Contents

The typed material in English by curry was photocopied and the calligraphic text translated into the Russian language by Necakov. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Fragment: 3/3, Preliminary Sketch / curry, jw; Necakov L., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-19732-20119
Scope and Contents

This was subsequently modified and published in collaboration with Necakov as Curvd H&Z No.406, 1990. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Freedom Warrior / Azcuy, Ray., 2012

 Item
Identifier: CC-54689-990125
Scope and Contents

This collage used as its base a page from the 1832 editon of Vasari's "Lives of the Artists" for a benefit raffle at the Miami-Dade Public Library. It was puchased by the Sackners at that event. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2012

From Alphabet to Logos / Ward, J.P.; Carroll N., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-00350-358
Scope and Contents

Edited by Peter Finch. This is issue No.2 in the second aeon folder series. Issue No.1 is Bob Cobbing's "Songsignals," which is also held by the Sackner Archive. These are the only issues published. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

From Boomsday to Doosday..Attention Please, Attention If You Please Do Not Panic, 1980

 Item — Folder 37: [Barcode: 31858072459971]
Identifier: CC-13259-13560
Scope and Contents

The theme of the poem deals with the Cold War and is depicted on page 64 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

from Death Text 2002-2004 / Leftwich, Jim., 2004

 Item
Identifier: CC-42145-44147
Scope and Contents

All the images consist of female nudes superimposed on texts that have English or made up words. The colors in the prints appear to have been manipulated in PhotoShop to give a solarized effect. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

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

Fukujuso / Die Reiche Neuling / Wagner, Dieter., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-40923-42900
Scope and Contents

Words and letters are silkscreened onto cut pages of a German residential telephone directory. The letters are a surrogate for Japanese words for a book published in the Edo period. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

FUT INK OY OU, 2012

 Item — Box 314: [Barcode: 31858072490802]
Identifier: CC-54314-643203
Scope and Contents

The colors of the letters of this print are red and blue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2012

Gail Song / Cobbing, Bob., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-17606-17974
Scope and Contents

This piece is present in the recording (33rpm) also held by the Sackner Archive entitled "Experiments in Disintegrating Language: Konkrete Canticle" (1971). In the recording the title Has been changed to Ga(il)o(ng). Work was previously stored in binder as a typwriter piece. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

GAP: She Walked Down the Street. No.11/May / Greg Evason., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-10316-10519
Scope and Contents

Designated No.6 by Evason. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

gazzetti di gazzarre, gazarre di gazzette / Lora-Totino, Arrigo ; Cena, Sergio., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-31378-32857
Scope and Contents

This book mainly depicts photographic reproductions of collages composed with typewritten and found printed texts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Genesis: The Generations of Adam / Wolf, Arne., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-33308-34942
Scope and Contents

This print lists the descendents of Adam in a concrete poetic style with a great deal of text over text printing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965