Visual poetry

Poetic lines trace the silhouette of a woman's face. The eyebrow says insoporatble pesar (insupportable grief); the eye, madre erecta; the lips, watch out people for hell is coming back. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES

Handmade Books, Collages and Sculptures / Hamady, Walter ; Olson T ; Spector B ; Heft C ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 1991

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Identifier: CC-33092-34717

Scope and Contents

This catalogue features Hamady's assemblages. Toby Olson and Buzz Spector contribute critical essays on Hamady's work. Olson wrItes about his art pieces in the essay "One Night at the Farm" and Spector describes Hamady's work in an essay, "Biblioselfconsciousness: Walter Hamady's Gabberjabbs." The Sackner Archive is mentioned as holding Hamady's works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs

Handschriftliches, 1993

Item — Box 292: [Barcode: 31858072460714]

Identifier: CC-23752-24199

Scope and Contents

Five drawings were made by Cepl and 4 drawings and a collage by Broel. All of the works are unique in this edition of 30. Broel's drawings were superimposed on sheets of found handwriting by others while Cepl's are in his own calligraphy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / ARTIST BOOKS AND POETRY/BOOK OBJECTS

Hansjorg Mayer Catalogue Cover / Phillips, Tom., 1979

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Identifier: CC-54409-52481

Scope and Contents

This print depicts two identical images side by side with minor color changes. The poem reads " A most magnificent kind of wonders catalogue - DOCUMENT the universe; and vanish - documenti--libri----multa--admirandi! - at his bedside - all the reading of the thing with the stamp of art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

Happy Birthday, Sister Ruth / Teichner, Marcia; Sackner RK; Sackner MA., 2003

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Identifier: CC-40571-42544

Scope and Contents

The hand-made card for Ruth Sackner's 67th birthday is based on Shaker furniture and Marvin Sackner's medical platform that shakes the patient releasing nitric oxide. Clippings written and collaged by Marcia Teichner read, "Notice to our patrons - Sister Ruth Sackner - First Lady of the Shaker Table - Celebrates Birthday! We are thankful for you, Sister and we send you love from the community." Also pictured is Marvin Sackner behind a Shaker table. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats