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Letter Poetry / Deisler, Guillermo., 1994

 Item — Box: 624
Identifier: CC-16195-16538

Scope and Contents

The pages consist of envelopes addressed to Deisler from mail artists who contributed to his periodical, Uni/verse. The pages have been rubberstamped by Deisler with a single word, e.g., words, love, hope, media, story, bill, offer, case, panic, gain, plan, dead, date, life, idea, peace, save, deal, cause, etc. It is probably the last book made by Deisler who died in November 1995 of Multiple Myeloma shortly after this book was received. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1994

Creator

Full Extent

1 item : 1 soft cover book (envelopes, collaged, rubberstamped, cut, stamps, handwriting, ink) (43 pages) in cover (collaged, strings, labels, stamps) + 1 bag (plastic, printed, string) ; 21.2 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Original Sackner Archive Location

box shelf

Custodial History

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

Materials Specific Details

Published: Halle-Saale, Germany : Guillermo Deisler. Signed by: [Guillermo] Deisler (l.r.- final page). Nationality of creator: Chilean. Copies: About 9 total copies. About 2 number copy.

Repository Details

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

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