Calligraphic text
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Dante Diary: Number XII / Phillips, Tom; Furnival J., 1979
This twelth page from Dante Diary which is dated 15 November1979 contains many ink drawings of constructed brick-like forms. In one a young painted face emerges.Tom writes of his efforts to find backers for the Dante project. He is looking for a helper/factotum and John Furnival sent a girl called Debbie who seems promising.Tom writes that he "finished complete first boo kof 2nd draft. Did study for frontspiece for Stereo Headphones..Virgil drawing finished." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Dear Ruth and Marvin] / John Furnival; A Furnival., 2006
This letter to the Sackners is handwritten in a circle on the back of a round cardboard advertising French Camembert cheese. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Dear Ruth and Marvin] / John Furnival; A Furnival., 2006
This letter to the Sackners is handwritten in a circle on the back of a round cardboard advertising French Camembert cheese. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Egg Series: Egg Legs It Right / Furnival, John., 1976
Half of an egg shell is depicted on the right side; the caption in bold cursive text is placed in the lower center of the drawing. The word "legs" references the shape on the left that also resembles a knee. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Egg Series: Eggs Sit Left / Furnival, John., 1976
Viewed from above, the two parts of the egg shell in this drawing might be interpreted as the thigh meeting the knee. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Egg Series: The Great British Egg Rise (1977) / Furnival, John., 1977
The drawing depicts an image of an egg shell with radiating bands as a spoof on the Japanese flag icon of the Rising Sun. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Egg Series: Yink Yolk / Furnival, John., 1976
Image and caption are a word play on Ying/Yang. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
FEB - XIV / NIX - GAY / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Furnival J., 1959
A notation on the lower right corner reads "February 14 - Nix Gay / Valentine (for John Furnival project)." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Furnival Rooksmore / Houedard Prinknash / Furnival, John., 1965
L'Eau Bleue Du Ciel / Furnival, John., 1961
This print is reproduced on page 6 of John Furnival's book, 'Lost for Words' (2011). Nicole Rabetaud contributed a piece to P.O.T.H. No.13. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Letter to Henri Chopin] / Furnival, John; Chopin J; Gette PA., 1965
The letter is written in a circular pattern starting from the top left corner. The paper is edged with a pinking shears and is folded in Origami fashion. Furnival discusses Chopin's visit in August and describes his various art projects. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Letter to my dear John [Sharkey] (230965) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Furnival A; Furnival J; Cox K; Williams J; Johnson R., 1965
Houedard mentions Jonathan Williams, Ronald Johnson, John and Astrid Furnival and Ken Cox. Houedard writes at the page bottom, "just did poem for polluted lake: dedicated to ernst jandl: vienna circle: WA wa wa - WA wa wa - LLLLL - tz tz" The Polluted Lake Series was edited and published by d.a. levy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Letters to the Great Dead: Mr.J. Atkinson Grimshaw confers with his friend / Furnival, John., 1995
[Mence Smith] / Furnival, John., 1960
Appears to be a montage of ideas for what was to become Furnival's classically drawn visual poems. The elements consist of architectural elements, sign numbers, and lettering. Stored in Odds & Sods. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Openings Press Card Series: Epitaph for Lorine Niedecker. No.14 / John Furnival., 1977
So Long Long Song - Epitaph for Lorine Niedicker / Furnival, John., 1983
The poem was presented in a bold, classic calligraphic style. It was subsequently utilized in Openings Press Card Series No.14. The verso depicts an incomplete line drawing of a non-objective shape. The print is depicted on page 132 of Furnival's book, "The Locative-Vocative Cases." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Spirit Is Breathing / John Furnival., 1991
Commissioned for "The Beauty in Breathing" exhibition. This screen of three hinged panels and a moveable panel of the letter "A" with recto-verso imagery is written in several languages with text alluding to the title. The five vowel sounds, especially the "A" are incorporated as major features of the design because vowels are the "only letters in the alphabet that represent sound made by breathing alone." The "A" is made prominent because it symbolizes creation. This standing screen is depicted in Furnival's "Lost For Words" (2011) on page 83. However, it is mislabeled as "Vowel Screen" (1986). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
World Wall One Documents 1981-1987 / Furnival, John; Rypson P; Phillips T; CrackerJackKid; Melnicove M; Sackner DR; Baroni V; Spector B; Olbrich JO; Toth G; Pittore-Eurofico C; Random S; Hundertmark A; Scott M; Cheek C; McAlpine B., 1988
This consists of letters, cards and messages on scraps of paper from the participants who sent rocks to Furnival's wall project. Furnival mounted most of them on cardboard backings. The rock wall was erected at the Furnival's house in Stroud. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Yes We All Read and Reek of Papers / Furnival, John., 1967
This print that has been printed in green (for the environment?) depicts a photograph of a woman with the caption "not mama grandmama" and text that deals with concerns for killing of whales. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Yorkshire & Cumbria / Furnival, John., 1994
This one of a series of 11 prints, done in collaboration with Jonathan Williams, that deal with the weather in that location of country. The collaged addition to the print is a map of the area. The print is stored in The Locative and Vocative Case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.