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Calligraphic text

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 165 Collections and/or Records:

1999 Greetings, 1999

 Item — Box 321: [Barcode: 31858072490877]
Identifier: CC-32278-33839
Scope and Contents

The object is heart-shaped and the words on one side are written as without punctuations and appear to be randomly connected. The other side of the object consists of fine silver mesh that covers potpourri. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

A Lettrist Lyric, 1996

 Item — Box 615: [Barcode: 31858073143871]
Identifier: CC-03093-3140
Scope and Contents

Poem written for Ruth Sackner on her 60th birthday while William Smith was a guest at the Sackner's house. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

A Tapestry of Languages, 1994

 Item — Box 625: [Barcode: 31858073143897]
Identifier: CC-28857-30176
Scope and Contents

The book extolls America with poems in several languages. These languages, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Russian, and Armenian, are calligraphed and printed on different colored backgrounds opposite an American seal which picks up the same color in one of its components. All the handwritten texts are also printed together on the fold-out page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Air Letters / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-11895-12117
Scope and Contents

This page includes the text of the poems for the printed booklet. On the verso, Finlay provides the meaning of the acronyms for two of the poems, viz., "The Sonnet's Poem: S.W.A.L.K." (Sealed With A Loving Kiss) and "The Forrest Poem: St A.G." (St Anthony Guide). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Allosem, 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-02319-2359
Scope and Contents

Each page depicts an original drawing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

At the Field's Edge (3), 1976

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Finlay, Ian Hamilton: [Barcode: 31858072491461]
Identifier: CC-11903-12125
Scope and Contents

The cabin of an aircraft carrier above the landing field is used as a metaphor for the accompanying poem by Finlay, "At the field's edge, on the vertiginous cliff-top, stood a solitary Hut." The drawing is structured over a Finlay work "sea ms." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Aur Sea, 1969

 Item — Box 106: [Barcode: 31858073143822]
Identifier: CC-56715-58322
Scope and Contents

Three pages taken for consideration by Favretto 2016, Two loose pages: Thou and Thou into dover futtering, Honeyblood of jese green the color of the grass (signed at bottom). One mounted page on board Avenue six flights up ten fifteen Longwood avenue (with hand painted paper collage, painting of soldier face, stamps). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Bill Jubobe, 1977

 Item — Folder 23: [Barcode: 31858072459823]
Identifier: CC-18756-19130
Scope and Contents

This work was made for a performance in Saarbrucken, West Germany, January 1977. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Book Made, 1999

 Item — Box 628: [Barcode: 31858072464682]
Identifier: CC-33573-35226
Scope and Contents

It is noteworthy that Babenko utilized collaged chads in this book before the term became famous in the November 2000 American presidential race. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

[Book Object on Brass Feet], 1987

 Item — Box 273: [Barcode: 31858072460904]
Identifier: CC-34795-36502
Scope and Contents

Jackman made an artist book seated on two brass clawed feet. The pages are heavily collaged with drawings and photographs. The cover has metal fragments that include a turning, cogged wheel and spear-like object. This book object is placed within a baker's glass dome that is used to display a cake. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Book Walk Series in the Backwoods, 1978

 Item — Box 110: [Barcode: 31858073143681]
Identifier: CC-36347-38137
Scope and Contents

Nineteen handmade books, drawings and objects are placed randomly within the leather formed feet. the bottom of the feet are hand lettered" Souls that walk Souls that talk." The project was started in 1979; the drawings are dated 1983. The theme of the work is the daily rural life of the Afro-American community including the papermakers at a community center, animal sketches, people and a leather object shaped like Noah's ark. Robinson, who received a MacArthur prize, had a major retrospective exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum 2006. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

BREATH, 1990

 Item — Box 193: [Barcode: 31858072459633]
Identifier: CC-23365-23807
Scope and Contents

Commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. Each sculptural element consists of a single letter of the word "BREATH." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990