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Poeti Del Vedere / Albani P ; Bertola C ; Blank I ; Caruso L ; Diotallevi M ; Faietti A ; Fedi F ; Gini G ; Gut E ; Lora-Totino A ; Maggi R ; Manfredi M ; Marcucci L ; Miccini E ; Oberto M ; Perfetti M ; Pignotti L ; Roffi G ; Sanesi R ; Sarenco ; Schodl G ; Tola L ; Vitacchio A ; Andolcetti F ; Benfenati A ; Bentivoglio M ; Diamantini C ; Finotti C ; Fontana G ; Francia C ; Magro F ; Martini SM ; Pavanello G ; Savoi A., 1998

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Identifier: CC-31963-33491

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Scope and Contents

This exhibition is a homage to the poet Giacomo Leopardi. The collage by Alessandro Benfenati depicts the profile of a young woman's head covered with calligraphic text of a poem by Leopardi. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1998

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book + collage (109 pages) in folder (papercard, collaged, metal letter 'b')) : illustrations (mostly color) ; book 21.6 x 15.5 x .9 cm + collage 33 x 21 cm, in folder 31.3 x 23 x 3 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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Custodial History

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mauro Corinaldi, 1999.

General

Published: Bologna, Italy : Centro di Poesia Contemporanea. Signed by: A Benfenati (l.l.- collage). General: About 75 total copies. 60 number copy. General: Added by: RED; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

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

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