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Visual art

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 5474 Collections and/or Records:

Russian Avant Garde; Pictures from the Collection Formed By George Costakis / Sotheby's ; Exter A ; Kliun I ; Popova L ; Malevich K ; Lodder C ; Puni I ; Rodchenko A ; Malevich K., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-02444-2484
Scope and Contents

Auction catalogue. The book includes a long introductory essay on the life of Costakis, the collector and his relation to the works in his collection. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Russian Jewish Artists / Bruskin G ; Chashnik IG ; Komar & Melamid ; Sackner RK ; Sackner MA ; Telingater S ; Lissitzky E., 1995

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Identifier: CC-03686-3752
Scope and Contents

Exhibition was curated by Susan Goodman. The Sackner Archive lent El Lissitzky's "Beat The Whites With The Red Wedge" (p.196) and Chashnik's "Maxim Gorky - Vladimir Lenin" book cover design (p.163) as well as two El Lissitzky books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

[Ruth and Marvin] / Mennitti-Paraito, Emanuele., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-05973-6087
Scope and Contents

Photographs depict images of Ruth and Marvin Sackner outside the studio of Mennitti-Paraito. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Ruth and Marvin's Medicine Cabinet, 2006

 Item — Box 90: [Barcode: 31858072538162]
Identifier: CC-62390-47521
Scope and Contents

The artists are visual poets who gifted this work to the Sackner Archive after a visit to the collection. The cabinet is painted in primary colors and the hand printed texts are paint and ink. the six balls are printed with the names Duchamp, Ball, Marinetti, appolinaire (sic) Campos (sic) and Mallarme. The typed stories relate to Denise's youth and problems with asthma. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

[Ruth the Acrobat], 2014

 Item
Identifier: CC-60062-10003095
Scope and Contents

The covers have a New Reaslism style of expression. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2014

Ruth's Birthday Sonnet / Helmes, Scott., 2013

 Item
Identifier: CC-56140-9999583
Scope and Contents

This print appears to be gouged out in specific locations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2013

Ruth's Birthday Sonnet on 14th III 14 / Helmes, Scott., 2014

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Identifier: CC-58565-10001790
Scope and Contents

Helmes sent this work to Ruth Sackner on her 78th birthday. On the enclosed card he writes,"The sonnets are part of a 'Literary Expressionism' approach. Will have a show at Counterpath in Denver, Aug 1-15th 2014 featuring them." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2014

Rzau River weighs happily / Vid, M.T.., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-38747-40658
Scope and Contents

M.T. Vid is the non-de-plume of Todorovich; this book is stored with the Todorovich material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

S-B Gazette. No.2., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-02528-2570
Scope and Contents

levy contributed a poem that was entitled "blind myth doing a death dance on ground zero." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Sacred and Profane - Drawing to a Conclusion / Phillips, Tom ; Rosenthal N ; Hurrell B., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-28703-30006
Scope and Contents

This exhibition catalogue was published on the occasion of two exhibitions running concurrently in London in celebration of Phillips' 60th birthday year. The Sackners attended the opening exhibition at the South London Gallery. The new works there consisted of treated skulls, quilts, picture poems, and word sculptures. Older works were exhibited at the Dulwich gallery including portraits, drawings, and collages. In addition, and not illustrated in this catalogue, the panels of Phillips' "Dante Diary" (lent by the Sackners) were also exhibited. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Saga 90 / Librairie de la Gare ; deCharmoy C ; Alechinsky P ; Jorn A ; Miccini E ; Noel B ; Schwitters K ; Breton A., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-06917-7040
Scope and Contents

The cover depicts a page from Miccini's artist book, "Liber." It is a color reproduction of "Omaggio aK. Malevich. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

[Saint Benedict] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1953

 Item
Identifier: CC-55325-9999074
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Charles Verey to the Sackners, Houedard was alternating his time in Prinknash Abbey and Rome, Italy from October 1951 to July 1954. He believed that most of the visual art was done in Rome. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1953

[Saint Sebastian Shot With Arrows] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1954

 Item
Identifier: CC-55321-9999070
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Charles Verey to the Sackners, Houedard was alternating his time in Prinknash Abbey and Rome, Italy from October 1951 to July 1954. He believed that most of the visual art was done in Rome. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1954