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Visual art

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 5481 Collections and/or Records:

loving without being vulnrabal, 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-29866-31253
Scope and Contents

Includes reproductions of several line drawings by bissett. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Lucky Hans and Other Merz Fairy Tales / Schwitters, Kurt ; Jack Zipes, translator., 2009

 Item
Identifier: CC-49794-70849
Scope and Contents

Many of Schwitters's fairy tales were discovered after his death in England in 1948. many were in draft form. "Despite their roughness and incompleteness, they are incisive if not disturbing reflections of his life and times, and the incorporate radical notions of the fairy tale as an art form... Schwitter's innovations were based on his theory of Merz." Jack Zipes contributes an introductory essay "Kurt Schwitters, Politics, and the Merz Fairy Tale" and Irvine Peacock is the book illustrator. These fairy tales also are published in Schwitters "Das literarische Werk," a series held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

Luna Shows the Way / Merks, Jane; Barth, Peter., 2004

 Item
Identifier: CC-43343-45403
Scope and Contents

This is a greeting card for 2004. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

Lungs, 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-10218-10421
Scope and Contents

This print depicts an image of the lungs suspended within an intricate frame. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

L'Universo e la Matrice / Pirella, Francesco., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-61010-10003794
Scope and Contents

This catalogue has an innovative design with colored reproductions of found, constructivistic sculptures by Pirella. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Lure Council Edition 1 / Lure., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-07389-7533
Scope and Contents

Features a child's chair by Molly Hankwitz, director of Lure. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

L'Urlo/1, 1980

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Baroni, Vittore: [Barcode: 31858072491123]
Identifier: CC-21703-22114

Lyon Surrounded By Doves, 1975

 Item — Folder 83: [Barcode: 31858072538402]
Identifier: CC-54425-52452
Scope and Contents

The print in the center depicts the silhoutte of a girl feeding the doves in black and white and on the background one can see the silhouttes of doves flying as depicted in black and blue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Lyre / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Gillanders, Robin., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12952-13244
Scope and Contents

The cover is a color photograph. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

[m & j holding baby j] ] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1956

 Item
Identifier: CC-55367-222555
Scope and Contents

m & j denote mary & joseph; j denotes baby joseph with "star of bethlehem" above them. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1956

MA Book Arts 1996 / Simpkins R., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-29655-31030
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive holds one of Rosemary Simpkins' books depicted in this catalogue,"Yes I Answered You Last Night." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Mabel / Depew, Wally; Depew L., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-53114-74261
Scope and Contents

This work by Wally Depew was designed by Linda Depew and issued in 26 lettered copies. The letter assignation was done on a post-it on the verso of the folder as well as on the colophon. The white paper assemblage was inserted into the junction for the fastening of the paper folder. Depew designated the works in this series as Artist's Photobooks. Several of the images have been computer manipulated. The artistic theme of this work is a pet bird. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000