Furnival, John, 1933-2020
Dates
- Existence: 1933-05-29-
Found in 91 Collections and/or Records:
St. Swithin's Swivet / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1997
The print depicts an image of a sheep and lamb. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Subject to a Complex Depression / Furnival, John., 1995
Depicts a sheep peering through a window with the fields in the background; according to a letter from Furnival, this print is a companion to Bright Patches. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Chase / Furnival, John., 1997
Each of the 21 poems in this print have a repetition of a word or beginning letter of a word in each of their lines, e.g., The Evening Star - The Example, The Excuse; The Trick, The Truth. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Corridors of Flower-Power, 1969
Depicts three visual poetic word columns. The Archive also holds this print backed on museum board. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Corridors of Flower-Power, 1969
Depicts three visual poetic word columns and several circles with optical effects from interlacing short lines. This print is depicted on page 44 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Dawn of the Age of Leisure , 1975
The completed text reads, "Wych Countree has the Elm Disease?" The outlines of world-wide countries are flying around a sky with a setting sun as if they were leaves. Four human figures are drawn encased in grids. Stored in Odds & Sods. The duplicate print is matted. Another copy listed seperately was signed by Furnival. This print is depicted in Furnival's "Lost For Words" (2011) page 61. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Dawn of the Age of Leisure , 1975
The completed text reads, "Wych Countree has the Elm Disease?" The outlines of world-wide countries are flying around a sky with a setting sun as if they were leaves. Four human figures are drawn encased in grids. The Archive has three other unsigned copies of this print. This print is depicted in Furnival's "Lost For Words" (2011) page 61. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Dawn of the Age of Leisure, 1975
The completed text reads, "Wych Countree has the Elm Disease?" The outlines of world-wide countries are flying around a sky with a setting sun as if they were leaves. Four human figures are drawn encased in grids. The Archive has two other unsigned copies of this print; this is the only copy that is folded. This print is depicted in Furnival's "Lost For Words" (2011) page 61. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Dawn of the Age of Leisure / Furnival, John., 1975
The completed text reads, "Wych Countree has the Elm Disease?" The outlines of world-wide countries are flying around a sky with a setting sun as if they were leaves. Four human figures are drawn encased in grids. The Archive has three other unsigned copies of this print. This print is depicted in Furnival's "Lost For Words" (2011) page 61. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Eiffel Tower, 1995
This is a reprint on different paper (Arches 88) of the same print from the sixties -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Erik Satie Road-Sign, second version / Furnival, John; Moore, A. Doyle., 1974
A red, triangular road sign in printed over two staves of music by Satie with the expression "Le colonel est la!" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Fall of the Tower of Babel, 1995
This is a reprint on different paper (Arches 88) of the same print of the sixties. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Only Good Luddite Is a Dead Luddite , 1963
Luddites were bands of workers in England (1811-1816) organized to destroy machinery under the belief that its use diminished employment. Ned Luddite, an 18th century Leicestershire worker originated the idea. Furnival depicts a man's body flattened by a Rube Goldberg like machine with numbers streaming from upper pipes of the machine. Stored in Odds & Sods. Depictd in Furnival's "Lost for Words" (2011 page 138. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Watts Memorial Chapel-Compton-Surrey first Published in The Architectural Review, 1961 / Furnival, John., 1998
This is a reprinting of the first commercial print that Furnival made after his graduation from the Royal Academy of Art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Thornsbury Arts Festival: An Easter Eggshibition, 1977
Tower of Pisa, 1995
The poem is formed by dense clusters of words and letters except for the arches that are formed by lines to provide the shape and tilt of the Tower of Pisa. The subject matter deals in part with nations who have held the tower during its existence, e.g., France, Germany, and Italy. The print is silkscreened onto Arches 88 paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Tower of Pisa , 1965
The poem is formed by dense clusters of words and letters except for the arches that are formed by lines to provide the shape and tilt of the Tower of Pisa. The subject matter deals in part with nations who have held the tower during its existence, e.g., France, Germany, and Italy. This unsigned print is depicted in black on page 36 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Tower of Pisa / Furnival, John., 1965
The poem is formed by dense clusters of words and letters except for the arches that are formed by lines to provide the shape and tilt of the Tower of Pisa. The subject matter deals in part with nations who have held the tower during its existence, e.g., France, Germany, and Italy. This print is depicted in red in one image and black in another image on page 36 og Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). The Sackner copy is printed in blue ink. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Un Noyer peut en cacher un autre! / Furnival, John., 1997
The print depicts a drawing of a tree barren of leaves with a single bird's nest, presumably in the Furnival's house in southern France. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
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- Concrete poetry 24
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- Picture poetry 16
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- Letter picture 5
- Mathematical poetry 4
- Text over text 4
- Calligraphic text 3
- Critical text 3
- Labyrinth 3
- Aphorism 2
- Colored text 2
- Documentation 2
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- Conventional non-fiction 1
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- Diagram 1
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- Illustrated book (limited edition) 1
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- Mirror writing 1
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- Optical image 1
- Sound poetry 1
- Typewriter art 1
- Typewriter poetry 1
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