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Visual poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 4850 Collections and/or Records:

Human Documents: Tom Phillips's Art of the Page / Phillips, Tom ; Sackner MA ; Traister D., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-04486-4571
Scope and Contents

The exhibition was curated by Daniel Traister who contributed a critical essay. Marvin Sackner wrote the preface, "Humumentism": The Works and Ideas of Tom Phillips. Sackner coined a word, "Humumentism" to signify the art form of Tom Phillips, one that intregrates humanistic activities through individual creative thought that falls outside the current popular conception of artistic presentations. The works to the exhibition were lent by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Human Documents: Tom Phillips's Art of the Page / Phillips, Tom ; Sackner MA ; Traister D., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-04487-4572
Scope and Contents

The exhibition was curated by Daniel Traister who contributed a critical essay. Marvin Sackner wrote the preface, "Humumentism": The Works and Ideas of Tom Phillips. Sackner coined a word, "Humumentism" to signify the art form of Tom Phillips, one that intregrates humanistic activities through individual creative thought that falls outside the current popular conception of artistic presentations. This is a varient copy with a yellow rather than red border on the cover. The works to the exhibition were lent by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Human Documents: Tom Phillips's Art of the Page / Phillips, Tom ; Sackner MA ; Traister D., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-04488-4573
Scope and Contents

The exhibition was curated by Daniel Traister who contributed a critical essay. Marvin Sackner wrote the preface, "Humumentism": The Works and Ideas of Tom Phillips. Sackner coined a word, "Humumentism" to signify the art form of Tom Phillips, one that intregrates humanistic activities through individual creative thought that falls outside the current popular conception of artistic presentations. This is a varient copy with a yellow rather than red border on the cover. The Sackner Archive lent Phillips' works to this exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Human Nature / Varney, Ed., 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-40830-42807
Scope and Contents

This book is an anthology of Varney's works to date of publication. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Humument Cartoon, 1970

 Item — Folder 76: [Barcode: 31858072538352]
Identifier: CC-54487-52437
Scope and Contents

The print reads:" One man in the dusk is so much like another." - angel, it was Bill - instantly, "Instantly!" the shortest. - it is large saving yourself the delicacy - open the suction miss Gott! - Have no scruple in using me on you; no one depends on your tools, and begin about it. Bobby you pesth - "Irma! Irma!" under his breath, - let him die doctor in another sofa. - we got an intellectual silenced - then, never God! pain wince." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

[Humument Page 20: Six Variations] , 1986

 Item — Folder 76: [Barcode: 31858072538352]
Identifier: CC-46300-49022
Scope and Contents

The print depicts deconstructed images all involving women. The texts read from image on left to right and top to bottom, "(1) a course in Sussex; (2) a photograph of a curious muse; (3) constant to the subject - the subject extended - he talked and his range came - pursuing the subject; (4) fair sex in various capitals - the politics show; (5) came across a picture of flesh; and circles - The Art revelation; (6) her, smiling her last. - they were Europe." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Humument Page 51 / Phillips, Tom., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-46299-49021
Scope and Contents

This is an enlarged Humument page that begins, "A Humument his pen nights his way to bells..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

I Bring Good News / Jackman, Sandra., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-52009-73111
Scope and Contents

Sandra Jackman writes about her participation at an exhibition at the Getty Foundation and the sale of a fourth book to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts Library. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

I Felt My Life With Both Hands / Dill, Lesley., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-15693-16022
Scope and Contents

The assemblage consists of the outlines of two hands with a printed (technique unknown), colored, experimental typographic rendition of a poem by Emily Dickinson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

I Logo New York / Glaser, Milton., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-51519-72617
Scope and Contents

This article depicts new design variations of Glaser's iconic "I love NY" symbol. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

I O U Y / Depew, Wally., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-52993-74137
Scope and Contents

The letters in these poems are made with images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

I Pledge Allegiance... / Marron, John., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-05896-6008
Scope and Contents

This collage was mailed to Epistolary Stud Farm in Tarpon Springs FL. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

I Quarti di O / Conte, Vitaldo; Accame V., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-18035-18405
Scope and Contents

The prints depict erotic female images with written comments and lunar phases. Water damaged and was not repaired due to settlement. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982