The title of this book as described by Dick Higgins refers to the four authors of this book who are each identified in the introductions pages to their section by a suite of playing cards, e.g., clubs, hearts, diamonds and spades. Thus, what they have in common is that 1) each is essentially not operating in a media for which they were trained, 2) each is really operating in a medium or mode of activity of their own devising, which 3) lies somewhere between the conventional concept of the seven arts. The name Ben Patterson is used in this citation rather than Benjamin Patterson since all other references in this database refer to Ben not Benjamin Patterson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

First published by CrO2 Press in 1993 as indicated on verso. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Artist dust jacket was designed by Tom Phillips. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This postcard portfolio was accompanied a small exhibition of Phillips' graphic works. The images in this suite held by the Sackner Archive included "Wittgenstein's Dilemma," the original drawings of "A Humument on the Hill" and "Give Me Tomorrow" and "Bill Toge Doing Italy" and "the Bank Manger. The Archive also holds "Salman R. as D.I.Y. Zola" in a limited edition print book, "Beatrice: The Magic Number," the drawing of "Dante on Copacabana Beach" from A Dante Diary, and the silkscreen "Sixteen Appearances of the Union Jack." Bill Hurrell contributed as essay on the background of Phillips work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The bookbinding and clamshell case were made by Pella Erskine-Tulloch. The poem on the front cover reads, writing - my thoughts interlacing fold consciousness, and on the back cover the poem reads Words - words! Make me blossum -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The bookbinding and clamshell case were made by Pella Erskine-Tulloch. The poem on the front cover reads, will art - fall on - his words, and on the back cover serious, syllables -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Reproduces in color the painting by Tom Phillips, "The Sackner Artchive," taken from the Phillips' exhibition catalog, Works and Texts 1992. This painting was commissioned by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Derek White contributed the covers and 13 illustrations within the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The authors are listed on the cover as Bela Noiport & Odrew Van Reitt which is an anagrm of the combinations of the names of both authors, Baroni and Topel. Andrew Topel created the "visual poetry and other rough elements, mixed and augmented by Vittore Baroni, who also wrote the rhymed couplets." This book is stored in the Baroni box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Five of the book covers have handcolored painted and/or collage additions. Two of the books have string spines.Sixteen items are listed on the table of contents label.l -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The central image is a skeletal, rubberstamped figure who juggles 5 rubberstamped spherical objects, perhaps key locks to a room. The figure stands on 2 mounds of letraset letters. A relief object collaged to the upper left corner consists of handwritten cancelled numbers on top of letraset letters with a paper fragment of blue sky and a cloud. The image may be a metaphor for Baroni's questioning his art, music, or hotel careers. This is one of a series of 8 Unrelated Pieces for the Sackn -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.