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Picture poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

Archive for The Wild Hawthorn Wonder Book of Boats / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Fidler, Martin., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-12578-12810
Scope and Contents

The Archive consists of drawings of highly stylized images of boats on papercard with typed captions pasted to the papercard support. A sheet of translucent paper stapled to the papercard has ink-drawn additions to the boats and handwritten instructions to the printer. One drawing of swatches of colored inks, provides the color key for the ink drawings. Two red colored papers are also provided as color guides. Handwritten and typed instructions for layout appear on stapled pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Jamboree!? / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Fidler, Martin., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-12050-12274
Scope and Contents

This depicts a drawing of several model gliders arranged haphazardly on a surface. The commericial card was unrealized. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Piunan Tankki / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Fidler, Martin., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-12069-12293
Scope and Contents

This depicts an armored tank camouflaged by leaves. The project was unrealized. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

The Cabbage White!?/Green Shadow! etc. / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Fidler, Martin., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-12051-12275
Scope and Contents

This is a drawing of an airplane on take-off or landing with its accompanying shadow. The completed card was unrealized. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

The Mexican Navy / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Fidler, Martin., 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-12002-12225
Scope and Contents

The picture poem depicted on this card contrasts the Spanish hat form as the shape of a ship with overflying airplanes to a hat providing protection from overflying insects. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Windjammer / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Fidler, Martin., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-12052-12276
Scope and Contents

This drawing depicts the ouline of a propeller driven airplane. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Windowmill / Fidler, Martin., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-13030-13322
Scope and Contents

The square-shaped perforation on the card signifies the window element of the title and the shirt button sewn on the card, the wind..mill of the title which is printed as a label on the box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967