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Visual poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 4852 Collections and/or Records:

Stamps B.W.9/1980, 1980

 Item — Box 270: [Barcode: 31858072460573]
Identifier: CC-22121-22538
Scope and Contents

Titled "Mama," "Dada," "Poesia Visiva," "Ghost Post," and "Visual Stamp-Poem." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Stamps of Many Lands / Wheatley, Steve., 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-44500-46650
Scope and Contents

Wheatley's stamps are visual poems on the country of origin, e.g., the Polish stamp depicts an image of telephone poles, the Bhutan stamp - ladies boots, the Grenada stamp - hand grenade. Made in the style of a stamp album with 16 mock stamps, one to each leaf. The stamps illustrate a play on words-Taiwan-the stamp illustrates a tie. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Standing Poem 2 (Apple/Heart: First Version) / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-12581-12813
Scope and Contents

This is the first version of the poem that has red colored images and black lettering in contrast to the second version that has black colored images and blue lettering. The maquette for this version is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Standing Poem 2 (Apple/Heart: Second Version) / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-12582-12814
Scope and Contents

This is the second version of the poem that has black colored images and blue lettering in contrast to the first version that has red colored images and black lettering. The same poem also appears in the periodical Ou No.25, deluxe edition of 10 copies. The latter is held by the Sackner Archive. The maquette for the second version is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

STAR-BARN a concrete poem / d.a. levy., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-60430-55597
Scope and Contents

The image of this stencil is fine but the paper is fragile and torn in a few places. The work designated by levy as a concrete poem has images which classifies it more as a visual poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

STAR-BARN a concrete poem / d.a. levy., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-60430-55597
Scope and Contents

The image of this stencil is fine but the paper is fragile and torn in a few places. The work designated by levy as a concrete poem has images which classifies it more as a visual poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Statue of Liberty / Furnival, John., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-13297-13598
Scope and Contents

An image of the Statue of Liberty (from Furnival's Manhatten print) is composed of contemporary newsprint printed in green on white paper. The poem by Emma Lazarus, "Give me your tired your poor" forms the flames originating from the statue's torch. At lower left and right side, Furnival utilizes letterforms from American currency for captions. On the left, "No One Sense (Unique) Marx Mai Words" is placed underneath the American symbol for money, the American Eagle with E Pluribus Unum. This print is depicted on page 63 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978