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Titled Dante in Winggield, Phillips writes that Astrid Furnival " has knitted me a new Dante sweater from the olive oil label etc." An actual label is collaged on the right side of this page next to a tag for Dante yarn. The newsprint is an advertisement of Dante's Inferno which is described "in the Sunday Times as stupendous, breathtakingly sumptous...epic...impressive limited de-lux edition took seven years to make." The handwritten dairy continues the tale of progress with a TV Dante. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This first page from Dante Diary, which is dated from February 28, 1979 to March 19, 1979, includes several indirect references to Ruth and Marvin Sackner. First, there is a sketch of a large drawing which was subsequently acquired by the Sackner Archive, "Letters from a Crane Skin Bag." Then Phillips mentions that Grove Press is working on a portfolio of Dante heads for "Martin Ackerman's [financial] scheme. Phillips introduced Ackerman to the Sackners who became became a close personal friends as well as continuing supporters of Phillips' work. Tom Phillips writes that a portrait of Hilary Hugh-Jones is in progress in the studio. Hugh-Jones was a friend of the Sackners. "Pella meets me from Edinburg" refers to Pella Erskine-Tulloch, Tom's bookbinder and friend whose work is well represented in the Archive. Finally, Phillips composed a poem about Mallarme whose most important work, "Un Coup de Des," became the initial starting point for the Sackner Archive collection. [There was...

Scope and Contents This ninth page from Dante Diary which is not dated, was drawn in Rio de Janeiro. Text at the top left corner reads, "dante in brazil," and on the top right corner, "Waiting for Pella in the New Wave." Pella refers to Tom's friend, the bookbinder Pella Erskine-Tulloch. A collaged "NY & Lakeville," with the name Lakeville scratched out, is placed below this caption. Phillips' handwritten notes explain that the plans to go to Lakeville, Connecticut with Martin and Diane Ackerman were cancelled. Phillips also writes that on his return trip from Brazil to New York via Miami he "was able to smuggle a postcard out of the tourist lounge at 5 a.m. to send to the Sackners whom I'd have loved to have seen." Phillips mentions his search for the Virgin Butterfly native to Brazil. The image of butterflys and poetry from "A Humument" is found in the third illustration of Canto II. ["A butterfly gives meaning to brighten poetry."] In his iconographical notes and commentary on the...

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Page 29 is rubberstamped "Dante in New York" and contains references to meetings with Martin Ackerman and Richard Minsky.This page has a border of miniature painted sketches, dense diary entries and a collage illustration of a drawing of a head by Phillips from the Royal Academy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The number of copies of this edition are not known but are probably no more than 25. There was another edition of about 200-250 copies that contained a signed photograph as well as a trade edition. The book features Boyle's earthworks and the sculpture in this book is a fragment of one of them. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The Sackner Archive is mentioned as "the best collection of book arts in the world...an extrordinary melange of possibilities of future potential for the arts." Ackerman was a great friend of the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This manuscript was given to the Sackners with an attached card Compliments of Martin S. Ackerman - Ruth and Marvin: Would appreciate it if you would read this. I will call you when I get back from my trip. If you see andy typos or names misspelled, [please let me know. Marty." The Sackner Archive is mentioned as "the best collection of book arts in the world...an extrordinary melange of possibilities of future potential for the arts." Ackerman was a great friend of the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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All the images in this book were based upon a postcard from the collection of Rita Donagh (Richard Hamilton's wife). A postcard that it similar but with slight differences was used by Tom Phillips in hia book "The Postcard Century" to open the 1974 section. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Includes major listings of works by Dieter Roth and Jan Voss. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.