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The House of Illnesses, 1993

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Identifier: CC-00110-113

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Scope and Contents

Zurn was the companion of Hans Bellmer; she suffered from mental illness the last 13 years of her life. The book was written in 1958 after she developed a case of jaundice. Contains 18 surrealistic, calligraphic drawings related to the text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1993

Creator

Full Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (60 pages)) ; 21 x 13.6 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Location

alpha shelf

Custodial History

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

General

Published: London, England : Atlas Press. Nationality of creator: German. General: About 1000 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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

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