ArchivesSpace at the University of Iowa

The installation and catalogue were a result of Spector's visit to Cranbrook Academy and his study of their archives. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book is a collection of one line aphorisms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Jenny Holzer, a conceptual artist who represented the United States at the Venice Biennale in 1990, is known for her utilization of language as art. The opening piece in this book reads "It's a safe game to play with your nose, shutting off the air and letting it flow again. Then you can escalate and see how long you can last until you pass out, your hand relaxes and you breathe normally again." This is her first book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Jenny Holzer, a conceptual artist who represented the United States at the Venice Biennale in 1990, is known for her utilization of language as art. The opening piece in this book reads "It's a safe game to play with your nose, shutting off the air and letting it flow again. Then you can escalate and see how long you can last until you pass out, your hand relaxes and you breathe normally again." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This pacifist text by Russell reads, "Since Adam and Eve ate the apple, man has never refrained from any folly of which he was capable." Franciszka Themerson contributed two charming line drawings, one to the encounter with Eve, the other a cartoon on men waging war. The final page is a photograph of the mushroom plume from explosion of an atomic bomb. The booklet was published by Gaberbocchus Press on the 18th of May 1962 as their contribution to the celebration of Bertrand Russell's ninetieth birthday. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The Sackner Archive contains a version of this poem on a white plastic window shade. The book includes reproductions of collages by Steve Perkins. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The Sackner Archive holds a version of this poem on a white plastic window shade. The book includes reproductions of collages by Steve Perkins. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In this catalogue, John Giorno's work for the press is represented by nine screenprinted poem prints. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book illustrates and describes 31 embroidered artworks by Reichek stitched between 1996 and 1999. David Frankel contributed and introductory essay and Reichek has written a descriptive text for for each of the illustrated works expaining her tecihniques and background information. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.