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ode to the colonels (Hellas) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-38008-39894

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Scope and Contents

This card deals with the contemporaneous political situation in Greece, e.g., a military dictatorship. The first 'l' in the ancient word for Greece,"Hellas," is displaced at an angle over the 'e' leaving an blank 'l' space in the word. It signifies the "club" held over Greece by the dictatorship. The card does not have the perforation of the 'l' as in Openings Press Card Series No.8, is larger in its dimensions, and its verso is blank. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1970

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 card (letterpress)) ; 21 x 16 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

shelf binder bedroom 2

Custodial History

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

General

Published: Woodchester Gloucester, England : Openings Press. Signed by: d/h (l.r.). Nationality of creator: British. General: Number of duplicates: 2. General: Added by: MARVIN; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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