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 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

A TV Dante Diary VI (New Series) / Phillips, Tom; Greenaway P; Glass P., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-32385-33956
Scope and Contents

In this drawing, Phillips describes the technical aspects of filming the flight of doves for a sequence of TV Dante. A drawing collaged onto the work is a line drawing of doves. Two colored photographic fragments in this work are stills taken from the Dante Inferno video. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

A TV Dante Diary VII (New Series) / Phillips, Tom; Greenaway P; Phillips J., 1984

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Identifier: CC-32386-33957
Scope and Contents

In this drawing, Phillips describes the techical difficulties that he is experiencing at CAL video in making Dante's Inferno video piece and mentions utilization of the Muybridge doves. Several words are painted on the page including Love, history, starlings and amor. The playing card, the six of hearts, torn into two fragments, is placed on the left side of the drawing, adjacent to the three versions of the word "Amor." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

A TV Dante Diary X (New Series) / Phillips, Tom; Greenaway P., 1984

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Identifier: CC-32396-33967
Scope and Contents

Phillips describes the difficulties and pleasures of working on-line and rehearsing off-line. He writes, "What an enormous pleasure I have in this collaboration with Peter [Greenaway]. Sets me right back on my toes again." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984