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Russell, John, 1919-2008

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 19190122 - 20080823

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

A Russian Poet Finds a New Poetry in Collage / Russell John; Voznesensky A., 1991

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Identifier: CC-03560-3624
Scope and Contents

Describes the experiences of Andrei Voznesensky as a poet in residence at the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. During that stay, Voznesensky visited the Sackner Archive one Sunday morning after a poetry reading in Miami. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Art People / Russell, John; Phillips T., 1978

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Identifier: CC-31428-32917
Scope and Contents

John Russell reviews the exhibition of Tom Phillips in the Lefebre Gallery, New York including a detailed description of "A Humument." The Sackners attended this exhibition and the large exhibition in the Basle Kunsthalle. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Illustrated Books are Making a Comeback / Russell, John; LeWitt S; Beckett S; Johns J; Phillips T; Apollinaire G; Ruscha E., 1983

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Identifier: CC-03585-3650
Scope and Contents

Tom Phillips' "Divine Comedy" and Jasper Johns' "Fizzels," mentioned in the review are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Modern Art Museums: The Surprise Is Gone / Russell, John; Johns J; Andre C; Bartlett J., 1985

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Identifier: CC-31027-32488
Scope and Contents

John Russell contends that "the same few artists dominate all the major contemporary collections...[because] we feel comfortable with what we know, and for better and for worse that sensation is available in full measure in museums of modern art...It is, in fact, the buildings, and not what we see in them, that are full of surprises." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

New Works including 'A Little Retrospective: Fifty Recapitulatory Paintings' for proposed exhibitions in European Museums / Phillips, Tom ; Russell J., 1973

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Identifier: CC-54501-989970
Scope and Contents

Phillips' painting 'Oh, those reds 1969-1973 is reproduced in b&w on page18; it is held by the Sackner Archive who purchased it from Hansjorg and Mimi Mayer. Exhibition catalogue. 28 p. 61 ill. (4 color), including photo of the artist. Catalogue of 72 paintings and collages, with commentary by the artist. Introduction by John Russell; biographical notes; exhibitions; musical performances; collections; bibliography. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Recent Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings / Phillips, Tom ; Russell J., 1973

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Identifier: CC-38872-40798
Scope and Contents

John Russell contributed an introductory essay that analyzed Phillips' painting "Benches" as well as "A Humument." "Oh, those reds," a painting from 1969 to 1973, that is depicted in black & white in the catalogue is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Tom Phillips' Dante's Inferno / Russell, John., 1985

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Identifier: CC-03583-3648
Scope and Contents

Reviews Dante's Inferno, translated and illustrated by Tom Phillips. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Tom Phillips / Russell, John., 1993

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Identifier: CC-31394-32881
Scope and Contents

Reviews Phillips' Dante's Inferno exhibition at the Center for Book Arts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Tom Phillips / Russell, John; Phillips T., 1986

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Identifier: CC-03482-3539
Scope and Contents

Review of the Center for Book Arts exhibition from which the Sackners purchased "Miami Beach: More Than a Million Poems." The original pages of "The Heart of a Humument," held by the Sackner Archive were also on view. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986