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Artist book

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2656 Collections and/or Records:

Xylocaine, 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-23264-23703
Scope and Contents

Broaddus was not concerned with the integration of text and image during this period but used the pages of books as scaffolds for his colored, cut-out visual esthetic effects. This book was the first artist book that was purchased by the Sackners who up until that time had focused on collecting only works of concrete and visual poetry. This work was exhibited at the Agnes Scott College Gallery, Atlanta, January 2001. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Yctab / Broel, Elisabeth., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-23930-24378
Scope and Contents

This is a trade edition hard cover booklet in which Broel has partially cancelled the entire text with red and black diagonal ink strokes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Yes, I Answered You Last Night / Simpkins, Rosemary., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-27703-28793
Scope and Contents

The book is shaped like the facade of the St. Marylebone Parish Church in London where Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning secretly wed on September 12, 1846. The translucent wrapper is printed with the same church facade and steeple. The pages of the book are shaped like wedding rings, eight for the bride and eight for the groom, and are printed in goldwith information from the marriage record and excerpts of poetry. As the ring/pages are opened, the reader approaches the alter just as the bride and groom did. The white envelope is also printed in gold type carrying out the wedding theme.Pages of the book are also depicted in the exhibition catalogue held by the Sackner Archive, "MA Book Arts 1996." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

You Are What You See: A Trilogy of Books / Lide, Elizabeth., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-07542-7686
Scope and Contents

The images that illustrate this book are mostly found ones. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Your Name Here / Anonymous., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-26360-26827
Scope and Contents

Consists of a pataphysical (pseudoscientific) description of the making of a book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Yours for the Telling by Raymond Queneau / Crombie, John ; Bourne, Sheila., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-03737-3808
Scope and Contents

This identical in design to the French version, Un Conte a Votre Facon, that is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Zasamana, 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-31140-32607

Zastave [Flags] / Stilinovic, Mladen., 1990 - 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-29869-31256
Scope and Contents

Each page has a print of a red and black flag with symbols =" and "o" placed in various position on the flag -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990 - 1994

Zeichenheft / Klassen, Norbert ; Schnyder, Achim ; Olbrich, Jurgen O.., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-08069-8229
Scope and Contents

This is a book of graphite drawings that consist of portraits, texts and abstractions done as doodles. All five copies comprising the edition run have different image content. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Zerzerex / And, Miekal., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-25707-26167
Scope and Contents

Last page is a portrait of Miekal And. A major portion of text deals with definition and illustration of words beginning with the letter "A." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983