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Picture poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Archive for Trailblazers / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Tissiman, C.; Warhol A; Cutts S; Schwitters K; Corman C; Beckett S; Roth D., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-12577-12809
Scope and Contents

The small drawings of airplanes with typed captions were done by Tissiman who signed the perforated page from which the drawings were cut. The drawings in turn were taped to each page in the booklet. The single page in Finlay's handwriting lists the text for the pages of the booklet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Flags / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Cutts, Simon., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-11959-12182
Scope and Contents

In this card, the images of chocolate candies in a box, e.g., coffee cream, chocolate pineapple, praline with pineapple, etc. are used as metaphors for flags. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Pencilling in a Porthole / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary; Cutts S., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35239-36973
Scope and Contents

The poem reads, "Homage to Simon Cutts." The image on the card depicts a hand poking a pencil through the hull of a toy boat and might signify the "brute force" artistic efforts of Cutts perceived by Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Straiks / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Cutts, Simon ; McK Glen, Sydney., 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-10946-11158
Scope and Contents

This booklet is cited in two places because the first author mentioned is Cutts but the booklet is listed in Finlay's bibliography. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Trailblazers / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Tissiman, C. ; Warhol A ; Cutts S ; Schwitters K ; Corman C ; Beckett S ; Roth D., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-12157-12381
Scope and Contents

Each page depicts a drawing of a model airplane along with a brief caption relating to a poet, artist or writer. The maquette for this work done in 1975 is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978