Furnival, John, 1933-2020
Dates
- Existence: 1933-05-29-
Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:
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.
W.H. Davies Nailsworth Series: D is for Dog..., 1997
W.H. Davies Nailsworth Series: F is for Fiddles and G is for Garden... , 1997
W.H. Davies Nailsworth Series: H is for Hedges... , 1997
W.H. Davies Nailsworth Series: Q is for Question - U is for Union Uncertainty / Furnival, John., 1999
W.H. Davies Nailsworth Series: Q is for Question - V is for Venus Violet and Oak Voices of Scorn / Furnival, John., 1999
W.H. Davies Nailsworth Series: T Is for Time... / Furnival, John., 1996
Consists of two columns of poetic expressions beginning with the letter T or the word T. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
W.H. Davies Nailsworth Series: U is for Union... , 1997
W.H. Davies Nailsworth Series: V is for Venus, 1996
Consists of four expressions beginning with the letter, V. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Windmills Enter Arms Race / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Willcocks, Jonathan; Furnival J., 1967
This is a varient copy of a print with the same title in Finlay's portfolio Headlines:Eavelines. The overlaid text in this print as well as the colors differ from the print in the portfolio. The finished print has words printed in blue and bluish-purple and the varient copy is printed in green and light blue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
World Wall One - Miami Beach , 2014
The Sackners contributed the coral rock to John Furnival's stone wall collection in his home garden in Stroud. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Zeus / Furnival, John; Lumgair, Chris., 1968
The translucent print is a diagram of Mythologic names with Zeus at the center of the chart. This overlays the print on papercard that depicts Zeus within a large "Y" (why?) shaped background preparing to hurl a spear. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
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- Concrete poetry 25
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- Picture poetry 16
- Minimalist poetry 12
- Alphabetical text 11
- Shaped poetry 10
- Visual art 7
- Political poetry 6
- Letter picture 5
- Mathematical poetry 4
- Text over text 4
- Calligraphic text 3
- Critical text 3
- Documentation 3
- Labyrinth 3
- Aphorism 2
- Colored text 2
- Found poetry 2
- Repetitious text 2
- Typewriter art 2
- Architecture 1
- Conventional non-fiction 1
- Correspondence art 1
- Diagram 1
- Illustrated book (limited edition) 1
- Kabbalah 1
- Minimal art 1
- Mirror writing 1
- Music score 1
- Optical image 1
- Reference text 1
- Sound poetry 1
- Typewriter poetry 1
- Typography 1
