Picture poetry
Found in 1791 Collections and/or Records:
Letter & Card to Ian Hamilton Finlay regarding the Aurora Cruiser Card / Riddell, Alan., 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
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.
Letters to the Great Dead: Ant on Bruckner / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1984
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.
Letters to the Great Dead: Bunting at Brigflatts / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1985
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.
Letters to the Great Dead: Charles Olson: Isolated Person in Gloucester, Massachusetts / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1987
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.
Letters to the Great Dead: Das Lied von der Nerd - Gustav Mahler / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1990
Letters to the Great Dead: Firbank in Fox's Furs on Firbank Fell / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1988
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.
Letters to the Great Dead: Louden Lots Largamente Slargando / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1986
This depicts a man and woman who cannot be identified with the caption, "Louden lots Largamente Slargando." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Letters to the Great Dead: Monsieur Point / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1984
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.
Letters to the Great Dead: Mr. Lear / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1984
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.
Letters to the Great Dead: Stevie Smith / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1984
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.
Letters to the Great Dead: Un Paisaje Para Frederico Mompou / Furnival, John., 1998
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.
Letters to the Great Dead: Wallpaper for a Classic Passion-Pit atop Mount Parnassus / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1988
Lettre de Cachet / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1981
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.
L'homme La femme, 1996
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.
L.H.O.O.Q., 1995
This stamp is appropriated from the Marcel Duchamp ready-made of the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.