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[Dear Mr. Sackner!] / Valeriy Gerlovin; Rimma Gerlovina., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-49898-70956

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Scope and Contents

The letter written on the balloon reads: Dear Mr. Sackner! We are touched that you are interested in our art. We send you the [essence] of our spirit and hope we'll have a contact with you. Your sincerely, Rimma and Valery Gerlovin. The photographs show Rimma with samples of her book objects and holding a poem object. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1980

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 balloon (handwriting) + 2 color photographs in envelope (paper, ink, handwriting)) ; balloon 6 x 15 cm + photographs 9 x 14 cm, in envelope 11 x 25 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

drawer cards

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

General: Title provided by cataloger or by Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Published: New York : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Rimma and Valery Gerlovin (b. r.- balloon). Nationality of creator: Russian. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.

Genre / Form

Topical

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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