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Picture poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1791 Collections and/or Records:

Letter & Card to Ian Hamilton Finlay regarding the Aurora Cruiser Card / Riddell, Alan., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-59822-61276
Scope and Contents This correspondence was included in the Pedlar Finlay Archive but apparently the card was never published by Finlay nor is there any correspondence from Finlay about this project. The photograph of the Aurora was printed in Leningrad. Wikipedia: "Aurora (Russian: Авро́ра, tr. Avrora; IPA: [ɐˈvrorə]) is a 1900 Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in St. Petersburg. Aurora was one of three Pallada-class cruisers, built in St. Petersburg for service in the Pacific Far East. During World War I Aurora operated in the Baltic Sea performing patrols and shore bombardment tasks. In 1915, her armament was changed to fourteen 152 mm (6 in) guns. At the end of 1916, she was moved to Petrograd (the renamed St Petersburg) for a major repair. The city was brimming with revolutionary ferment and part of her crew joined the 1917 February Revolution. A revolutionary committee was created on the ship, with Aleksandr Belyshev elected as captain. Most of the crew...
Dates: 1975

Letters to the Great Dead: And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye... / Furnival, John., 2002

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Identifier: CC-38797-40711
Scope and Contents

This is an ink-jet print made from an original etching as noted on the verso by Furnival. The edition size is not provided. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Letters to the Great Dead: Ant on Bruckner / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1984

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Identifier: CC-13159-13460
Scope and Contents

Can be read as "Ant on Bruckner." The print depicts a portrait of Anton Bruckner, the composer, with a large ant on the top of his head. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Letters to the Great Dead: Bunting at Brigflatts / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1985

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Identifier: CC-13288-13589
Scope and Contents

This depicts the poet Basil Bunting standing outside his house with the caption, "all sounds fall still, fellside bleat, hide-and-seek peewit." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Letters to the Great Dead: Charles Olson: Isolated Person in Gloucester, Massachusetts / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1987

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Identifier: CC-13157-13458
Scope and Contents

This depicts a sepia toned photograph of the poet Charles Olsen writing at his desk with the caption, "I, Maximus, address you islands of men and girls." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Letters to the Great Dead: Firbank in Fox's Furs on Firbank Fell / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1988

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Identifier: CC-13155-13456
Scope and Contents

This depicts a colored portrait of the British poet Ronald Firbank standing on a large rock, with the caption, "Firbank in Fox's Furs on Firbank Fell." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Letters to the Great Dead: Louden Lots Largamente Slargando / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1986

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Identifier: CC-13156-13457
Scope and Contents

This depicts a man and woman who cannot be identified with the caption, "Louden lots Largamente Slargando." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Letters to the Great Dead: Monsieur Point / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1984

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Identifier: CC-13161-13462
Scope and Contents

This depicts a portrait of M. Point, a French architect who built "La Pyramide" in Paris, with a quote by him in the caption, "success is the sum of a lot of small things correctly done." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Letters to the Great Dead: Mr. Lear / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1984

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Identifier: CC-13163-13464
Scope and Contents

The print depicts a black and white portrait of Edward Lear, the British poet-artist, surrounded by colored animals he wrote about in his verse. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Letters to the Great Dead: Stevie Smith / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1984

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Identifier: CC-13158-13459
Scope and Contents

This depicts a black and white portrait of Stevie Smith, the British poet with the caption, "Stevie, dressed for the corpse road, at Osmotherly." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Letters to the Great Dead: Un Paisaje Para Frederico Mompou / Furnival, John., 1998

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Identifier: CC-30258-31662
Scope and Contents

Mompou was a Catalan composer from Barcelona who was greatly influenced by Erik Satie. The image on this print is a portrait of Mompou with the caption, blue wings - falling through - orange clouds. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Lettre de Cachet / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1981

 Item — Folder 36: [Barcode: 31858072459963]
Identifier: CC-12446-12673
Scope and Contents

The title printed in red is on a reproduction of the Scottish Arts Council stationery and is captioned "Souvenirs of the French Revolution." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

L'homme La femme, 1996

 Item — Box 108: [Barcode: 31858073143756]
Identifier: CC-27394-28435
Scope and Contents

This sculpture is based upon a drawing which was the cover of an exhibition announcement card by the Galerie Lara Vincy in Paris. The Sackners tried to purchase the drawing but it was sold before they an opportunity. However, Lilian Vincy promised to reserve a the sculpture once it had been executed. The work consists of two metal cases one riding atop the other, connected together with a common electric power supply. The top case, engraved L'homme (the man) has a single on-off switch. The bottom, higher in heighth case, which is engraved La femme (the woman), has a plethora of switches, dials, and lights. In this piece, Levy has "hit the mark" in distinguishing between the mentality of the sexes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

L.H.O.O.Q., 1995

 Item — Box 272: [Barcode: 31858072460938]
Identifier: CC-28951-30282
Scope and Contents

This stamp is appropriated from the Marcel Duchamp ready-made of the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995