A Humument Page 59, 1980 - 1986
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Scope and Contents
The poem reads " A most magnificent kind of woners catalogue - DOCUMDNT the universe; and vanish - doumenti--libri----multa--admirandi! - at his bedside - all the reading of the thing with the stamp of art. tp ms and rs." Here Phillips is prising the Sackners' catalogue of their collection of concrete and visual poetry(1986) for which he also designed the cover. The same poem with a different image as a print with only 'tp' for Hansjorg Mayer publications catalogue is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1980 - 1986
Creator
- Phillips, Tom, 1937-2022 (Person)
- Sackner, Marvin A., 1932-2020 (Person)
- Sackner, Ruth (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 drawing (ink, ink colored)) ; 24 x 18 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
vault
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: London, England : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Tom Phillips XIII/X/LXXX (l.r.). Inscription: Cover design for Hansjorg Mayer publications catalogue 1979. Now for Ruth & Marvin Sackner. Nationality of creator: British. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: MARVIN; updated by: MARVIN.
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 52242 United States
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