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Depicts one of the self-portaits by Van Gogh but instead of impasto to create the image, Dupont uses different colored letters of the alphabet and overprints some sections. This is the same image on Dupont's exhibition announcement for Galerie Ariane Bomsel 1990. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each stylized playing card depicts a photographic portrait of a lettrist artist with varied lettrist symbols and/or calligraphic styles that are printed directly on the photograph. These are associated with the visual works of the specific artists. Some markings are also directly painted onto the photographs. For some artists, the letters of their names appear as negative spaces on the photographs. Isidore Isou contributed an introduction to this work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This edition of the book contains a separate suite of eight prints on Japanese paper. The two socks, that were purchased from a clothing store, enclosed within the plexiglas case depict colored letters reminiscent of Algheri Boetti's colllages of embroidered cloth letters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book was made to honor the centenary of the birth of Arthur Rimbaud. The images are collaged to the 50 keys of a restored child's game. One image is collaged to the visible part of each key. Depression of the key, which is hinged, brings up two additional images, viz., one collaged to its undersurface, the other collaged to the surface that was covered by the upper part. The box of this object is covered by red cloth. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book was made to honor the centenary of the birth of Arthur Rimbaud. The images are collaged to the 50 keys of a restored child's game. One image is collaged to the visible part of each key. Depression of the key, which is hinged, brings up two additional images, viz., one collaged to its undersurface, the other collaged to the surface that was covered by the upper part. The box of this object is covered by black cloth. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book was made to honor the centenary of the birth of Arthur Rimbaud. The images are collaged to the 50 keys of a restored child's game. One image is collaged to the visible part of each key. Depression of the key, which is hinged, brings up two additional images, viz., one collaged to its undersurface, the other collaged to the surface that was covered by the upper part. The box of this object is covered by red cloth. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book was made to honor the centenary of the birth of Arthur Rimbaud. The images are collaged to the 50 keys of a restored child's game. One image is collaged to the visible part of each key. Depression of the key, which is hinged, brings up two additional images, viz., one collaged to its undersurface, the other collaged to the surface that was covered by the upper part. The box of this object is covered by black cloth. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The cover of the book depicts a cyclist who is composed of elements of graphic design e.g., exclamation point, question mark, parenthsis, commas, period, bracket, not-equal-to sign. This is the deluxe edition which contains 5 prints numbered 2/60 and prints on velin d'arche numbered 2/20. The Sackner Archive also holds "The Cyclist" by William Jay Smith published in 1995 by Stone House Press. Dupont and Smith were introduced by the Sackners in Paris and shortly thereafter became collaborators. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The book is a compendium of Lettrist sound poetry. The videotape records performances of each poet with artistic integration of added images, text, and color. The etching was made by Isidore Isou and the prints on the covers of the two cases by Albert Dupont. The latter reprints the text of his performance at the Bass Museum, Miami Beach in 1987 during the exhibition from the Sackner Archive, "La Vie des Lettres." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Contains intoductory essay by Isidore Isou -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The "exit" tickets and the chewing gum sticks were distributed at the Dupont performance, Bass Museum, during the exhibition of French art from the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each contributor has an inked his/her fingerprint that follows the engraving. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Since this book consists of drawings, each copy is actually unique as can be judged by comparing the two copies held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.