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D S H (Dom Sylvester Houédard), 1924-1992

 Person

Found in 174 Collections and/or Records:

Ken Cox Memorial / the sun-cheese wheel-ode; a double-rolling- gloster memorial forkencox [white background] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Wright E., 1968

 Item — Folder 35: [Barcode: 31858072459948]
Identifier: CC-53335-100045
Scope and Contents

This copy has a white background onto are which printed colored letters dictated by the analysis on the verso. William Allen comments: "Dom Sylvester's memorial to the artist Ken Cox, who died in November 1968 after a tragic accident. This double-sided print was printed at the Compton Press, Salisbury, in orange and green on yellow stock. The verso side of the print features silkscreen, together with the title and date. Recto, printed in black, contains the full length title "Ken Cox Memorial/Sun-Cheese wheel-ode, a double-rolling-gloster memorial for kencox" and the complex workings of Houedard's Consonant and Vowel System, as well as acknowledging Semi-Bold Flaxman by Edward Wright. The letters K- E- N- C- O- X are missing from the composition - reflecting the loss of the artist. Less than 300 prints were produced on white, pink and yellow stock." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Ken Cox Memorial / the sun-cheese wheel-ode; a double-rolling- gloster memorial forkencox [yellow background] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Wright E., 1968

 Item — Folder 35: [Barcode: 31858072459948]
Identifier: CC-53334-100044
Scope and Contents

This copy has a yellow background onto are which printed colored letters dictated by the analysis on the verso. William Allen comments: "Dom Sylvester's memorial to the artist Ken Cox, who died in November 1968 after a tragic accident. This double-sided print was printed at the Compton Press, Salisbury, in orange and green on yellow stock. The verso side of the print features silkscreen, together with the title and date. Recto, printed in black, contains the full length title "Ken Cox Memorial/Sun-Cheese wheel-ode, a double-rolling-gloster memorial for kencox" and the complex workings of Houedard's Consonant and Vowel System, as well as acknowledging Semi-Bold Flaxman by Edward Wright. The letters K- E- N- C- O- X are missing from the composition - reflecting the loss of the artist. Less than 300 prints were produced on white, pink and yellow stock." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Kinetic Doublets, 1965

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-09379-9565
Scope and Contents

This depicts working ideas for Frog Pond Plop, later realized in a different form as Opening Number No.6, 1965 and is stofred in the drawing binder. The typing of this work is stored in the typing binder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

[L and cube slash and dash], 1963-1964

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-57871-10001123
Scope and Contents

A large L shaped figure and a smaller cube are composed of slashes and dashes. This typing was acquired from Charles Cameron. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963-1964

[Lady with scarf], 1954

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-57491-10000784
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Charles Verey to the Sackners, Houedard was alternating his time in Prinknash Abbey and Rome, Italy from October 1951 to July 1954. He believed that most of the visual art was done in Rome. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1954

Lamour Lamort, 1965

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]

last full word (210964), 1964

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-56370-59677
Scope and Contents

The full title is "last full word in small type on each of 1st 10 pp of webster.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

le ciel (021165), 1965

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-56012-58906

Lecture for Eyear, 1964

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-09695-9888
Scope and Contents

Houedard in his introduction states that this is the first lecture (concrete poetry) delivered in the English speaking world. He presents an extensive critical analysis of Gomringer's poems including "Avenidas," "Silencio,"etc. and DeCampos poetry. Calligrammes were inspired by Mallarme's "Un Coup De Des" as well the music of Webern. He discusses the basis for Ultra-Lettrisme and Sound Poetry and provides a chronology for Sound Poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

[Letter To John Furnival] , 1967

 Item — Box 323: [Barcode: 31858072490893]
Identifier: CC-22418-22842
Scope and Contents

Letter concerns setting up, transporting and caring for Furnival's work at the first Brighton Festival as well as asking for an indication of the arrangement of Furnival's panels and whether Houedard could associate with the project. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Letter to John Furnival (2), 1971

 Item — Box 318: [Barcode: 31858072490778]
Identifier: CC-25722-26182
Scope and Contents

Arias-Misson indicates that he wishes to change dedication of his music score "La Solitude Sonore" to D.S.H. (Dom Sylvester Houedard). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

machine collect (040964), 1963

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-57864-10001116
Scope and Contents

This poem is dedicated tor peter levi. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

[Man with Cat in Cafe], 1954

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55977-9999446

[Man's Head with Body & Hand - Saint Sebastian Sketch], 1954

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55371-333000
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Charles Verey to the Sackners, Houedard was alternating his time in Prinknash Abbey and Rome, Italy from October 1951 to July 1954. He believed that most of the visual art was done in Rome. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1954

mdc grabinoulor (270365), 1965

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-57847-10001099
Scope and Contents

Charles Cameron writes about this collection of '1 foolscap letter addressed "mdc" (my dear charles) concerning Pierre Albert-Birot's celebrated book Grabinoulor,together with4 foolscap pp of dsh's translation, book 3 chapter 8, with ca 20 - 30 corrections in dsh's hand on each page" The covering letter is stored with the manuacript in the manuscript binder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Me Yes You No Us (090663), 1963

 Item — Folder 57: [Barcode: 31858072537917]
Identifier: CC-09833-10027
Scope and Contents

This lettered hand-drawn poem is collaged onto a page of Furnival's "Liber Amicorum 1964-1984," a book held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

[monks monks monks] (060963), 1963

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-57861-10001111
Scope and Contents

DSH has typed five columns with seven lines of the words 'monks' with the following different wods randomley placed: flies, poetry, work, prayer, ? , weather. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963