Old Fan of Visual Poetry, 1995
Scope and Contents
The photocopied print framed with a letraset outline of an opened fan depicts a Manet painting of three adults on a balcony with their faces partially obscured with white paint. A seated woman holds a closed fan. The fan, which is attached to the col tied string, is a commercial object made from painted brown wood and gold paper. Baroni collaged a letraset letter picture onto the paper of the fan. The collage is one of a series of 8 Unrelated Pieces for the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1995
Creator
- Baroni, Vittore, 1956- (Person)
Full Extent
1 item (1 artwork) : 1 collage (letraset, photocopied colored, handcolored, perforated, string) + object (fan, letraset) ; 50 x 41 cm (collage), 36 x 4 x 2 cm (fan)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Materials Specific Details
Published: Viareggio, Italy : Near The Edge Editions. Signed by: Vittore [Baroni] 95 (l.l.). Nationality of creator: Italian. Copies: About 1 total copies.
Processing Information
Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa
319-335-5921
