Furnival, John, 1933-2020
Dates
- Existence: 1933-05-29-
Found in 88 Collections and/or Records:
Eiffel Tower / Furnival, John., 1966
This print is depicted on page 43 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Eiffel Tower / Furnival, John., 1966
Eiffel Tower May 1968 / Furnival, John., 1968
The layout and implications of this poem are similar to Arc d'Triomphe May 1968. Here the Eiffel tower formed by calligraphic text substitutes for Arc d'Triomphe and receives ejaculate from a penis shaped with calligraphic text, newspaper headlines and a collaged Albert-Birot print (Paridis). Text of the poem is a sympathetic response to the student rebellion in France during May 1968. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Eugen Gomringer in the UK: A celebratory tour / Concept as Concrete Form - Visual Poetry, Texts and Typography, 2011
Flight from America, 1965
John Furnival designed the front and back covers with a concrete poetic theme. This book is stored in Furnival's box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Following the Footsteps of Nature / Furnival, John., 1987
This line drawing depicts a labyrinth from a horizontal-vertical aspect with a central figure of Mother Nature followed by a man, dressed in a robe, who holds a lantern. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
From Boomsday to Doosday..Attention Please, Attention If You Please Do Not Panic, 1980
The theme of the poem deals with the Cold War and is depicted on page 64 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Hommage a Mallarme, 1993
Depicts title of Mallarme's poem, Un Coup de Des, along with images of dice. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
'Joy Through Strength' Say Teapots / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Furnival, John., 1967
This poem is included in Finlay's Headlines:Eavelines but this drawing has a totally different layout than the print included in the portfolio. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Kabbalah / Furnival, John., 1968
Each of four quadrants of the translucent print are handwritten explanations of Kabbalah. This overlies the second print which consists of three vertical color fields, the outer two are gilded and the center is a muted gold. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Kalender / Furnival, John., 1975
This includes an image that is similar to a print also held by the Sackner Archive entitled "36. In the Beginning." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Konkrete Poesie - Zwei Generationen, 1993
[Letter to Ruth and Marvin (Sackner)] / Furnival, John., 1991
The letter has a large watercolor of the plant, Pulmonaria Officinalis - Lungwort dominating the left half recto of the letter. Furnival describes the reason for the name of this plant and also a visit to Russia and the Ukraine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Letters to the Great Dead: Dom Sylvester Houedard 1924-92 RIP / Furnival, John., 1996
This print depicts a photographic portrait of Houedard along with the famous Haiku he translated from Bashu, "frog, pond, plop." It is depicted on page 140 of Furnival's book, "The Locative-Vocative Cases." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Manhattan / Furnival, John., 1973
The images of this print are depicted as a standing screen on pages 46-47 in Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Manifesto: The Future of Futurism [Gotcha] | Curtains for Mrs Thatcher / Furnival, John., 1986
Features mastheads of several newspapers from different countries and fragments of news stories and photographs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Mile Down The Nile / Furnival, John., 1974
The work is divided in half horizontally with text phrases Eclipses, Night & Day, and the weathermen say. The title, Mile down the Nile, is drawn in large 3D capital letters at the bottom. Images include an eclipse and Egyptian newspaper clippings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Nailsworth 1-5 / Furnival, John., 1996
This is a panoramic view of a Nailsworth street scene reminiscent of the panoramic photographs taken by Kenneth Snelson. It constitutes five sections that butt against each other. It is stored in the Locative Vocative box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Nailsworth Series: A is for Artist... / Furnival, John., 1994
This is part of the Nailsworth series of prints and consists of a listing of phrases beginning with the letter "A." In a letter to the Sackners, Furnival indicates that he intends to do the entire alphabet in this format. The print is stored in the Locative and Vocative Case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Nailsworth Series: E Is for Eyes...
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- Subject
- Concrete poetry 22
- Visual poetry 22
- Picture poetry 16
- Minimalist poetry 12
- Alphabetical text 11
- Shaped poetry 10
- Political poetry 7
- Visual art 7
- Letter picture 5
- Mathematical poetry 4
- Text over text 4
- Calligraphic text 3
- Labyrinth 3
- Aphorism 2
- Colored text 2
- Critical text 2
- Documentation 2
- Found poetry 2
- Repetitious text 2
- Architecture 1
- Conventional non-fiction 1
- Correspondence art 1
- Diagram 1
- Fragmented text 1
- Illustrated book (limited edition) 1
- Kabbalah 1
- Minimal art 1
- Mirror writing 1
- Music score 1
- Optical image 1
- Typewriter art 1
- Typewriter poetry 1
- Typography 1
