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Minneslista (Till "Dr. Schweitzers Sista Uppdrag") [Dr. Schweitzer's Last Mission] / Fahlstrom, Oyvind; Hitler A; Mussolini B., 1964

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Identifier: CC-13104-13399

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Scope and Contents

Each print has a large abstract shape onto which a Swedish text has been printed in a conventional layout. The colors of the predominant shape differ among the prints, viz., green, brown, orange and yellow. A 4 x 10 grid of the same word is repeated on each of the four prints, e.g., pluttsang, pluttsalong, pluttang, and pluttsarong. There are a few English phrases in the poem such as man in rain, grotto with pleasure, irridescent light, and Strategic Air Command. Each print depicts a coloured, imaginitive map, with text on each map. The first print also contains "Rules of the game". This is explained to be a project or an alternative for a "Game-painting": "Dr. Schweitzer s last mission". A kind of linguistic-political game for four players. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1964

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (4 prints (silkscreen) in portfolio (cardboard)) ; prints 46 x 35 cm, in portfolio 47 x 36 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

box shelf & alphab shelf

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: Stockholm, Sweden : Kerberos Forlag. Nationality of creator: Swedish. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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