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Visual poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 4884 Collections and/or Records:

A Word about Words / Havel, Vaclav ; Kolar, Jiri ; Sadek, George., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-09842-10036
Scope and Contents

The text of Havel's acceptance speech (in absentia) for the International Peace Prize of the German Booksellers Association in 1989 was illustrated by Jiri Kolar with 21 prints of visual poetic collages based upon typography from a Gutenberg bible page that contained the lines, "In the beginning was the word." The book was exhibited in "Celebrate Prague and the Book" at Cooper Union in 1992 and at New York Public Library in 1995. Havel's essay is a "tour de force" on the political power of words. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

A Year in the Life of the Cleveland Plain Dealer / sigmund, r.j., aka rjs., 2004

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Identifier: CC-28548-29830
Scope and Contents

This book depicts 31 reproductions of collages, each cut from one week of the 1975 Cleveland Plain Dealer and glued to 12" x 18" cardboard; 49 were completed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

Abacus: Imperial Mind. No.74/May / Matt Wellik., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-26630-27100
Scope and Contents

Edited by Peter Ganick. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

ABC, 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-33952-35624
Scope and Contents

This collage depicts part of a printed alphabet and random placement of stencilled letters that appear to have been burnt from the paper by means of the sun through a lens. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

ABC / Ruutsalo, Eino., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-33410-35049
Scope and Contents

This collage was one of the story boards for an experimental film made by Ruutsalo. The videotape of this film is held by the Sackner Archive. Another one of the story boards is depicted in Dencker's book, "Optische Poesie" (2011) on page 134, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

abcd... / Grogerova, Bohumila., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-10355-10558
Scope and Contents

The poem depicts the silouetted profiles of a man and a woman conversing as represented by a string of the letters of the alphabet passing from one to the other. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

About Books / Horst, Els ter ; Lisa ter Kuile, translator., 1986

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Identifier: CC-08877-9052
Scope and Contents

The book consists of line drawings that deal with themes of reading, writing, translating, and categorizing books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

About Books / Horst, Els ter ; Lisa ter Kuile, translator., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-08937-9113
Scope and Contents

The book consists of line drawings that deal with themes of reading, writing, translating, and categorizing books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

[Abstract Figure with Calligraphic Mass], 1966-1967

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Identifier: CC-35935-37699
Scope and Contents

The drawing depicts a large almost round, unidentifiable mass of densely pack words and letters, numbers and marks written in varied styles. A hanging abstract figure is placed adjacent to this mass. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966-1967

[abstract Forms & letters] / Nikonova, Rea., 1990

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Identifier: CC-60807-10003661
Scope and Contents

Taken from pete spence's Archive 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Acid Child / Williamson, Richard., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-50943-72021
Scope and Contents

This treatment of this book is reminiscent of Tom Phillips' "A Humument." This book is stored on the Tom Phillips shelf in the alcove. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Acid Child / Williamson, Richard., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-51044-72125
Scope and Contents

This treatment of this book is reminiscent of Tom Phillips' "A Humument." This book is stored on the Tom Phillips shelf in the alcove. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970