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Calligraphic text

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2955 Collections and/or Records:

VP=VP / Gunther, Thomas, editor; Jahn S; Nikonova R; Segay S., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-10575-10780
Scope and Contents

This is part of the photodocumentation (of the artists) for Deschamp No.3. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Wahrebilder, 1994

 Item — Folder 7: [Barcode: 31858070812312]
Identifier: CC-23945-24393

Walks Along - Oiku Mene / Babenko, Dmitry., 2006

 Item
Identifier: CC-47227-49970
Scope and Contents

This book includes several pages with images of the brain. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

Wasteland, 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-44011-46124
Scope and Contents

This exhibition was curated by the Brazilian Sergio Bessa (b.1951) who serves as the Director of the Bronx Museum in NYC. A biography of Bessa appears on David Daniels' Gates of Paradise web site. For this exhibition, Kay Rosen contributed four pages of language poetry and Vic Muniz three pages entitled "Study for Neon." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Water-Cooled Watercress / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Farthing, Julie., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-12522-12749
Scope and Contents

The poem has a green background color for the white text suggesting the green watercress and hence a subliminal picture poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Wave / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-11871-12092
Scope and Contents

This lined sheet that was torn from a notebook is an early sketch by Finlay for his Wave/Rock poem. Original signed drawings by Finlay are extremely rare. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

We laughed, knowing that better men would come: from Wilfred Owen's Thr Next War / Lourson, Laurent., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-35981-37748
Scope and Contents

The print is divided into a 2 x 2 grid with the title from the Owen's war poem divided into representation of fire, air, earth and water. The calligraphy expresses these elements in shape and color. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Web Too / Chace, Joel., 2013

 Item
Identifier: CC-57960-10001218
Scope and Contents

The images on the pages consist of reproductions of collages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2013

[Wedding Invitation] / Karsch, Benjamin; Sharabi, Liat., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-28723-30029
Scope and Contents

This is an invitation to the wedding of Ruth Sackner's nephew in Israel designed by the artist calligrapher, Denni Ann Gershaw. One sheet on parchment paper is designed with the Hebrew letters Lamed and Vav, the first initials of the bride Liat and the groom Benjamin. These two letters also spell "heart" in Hebrew and it is the first word from a quote from the Book of Psalms which is written in calligraphy around the two letters. This motif is repeated on the second sheet, the actual wedding invitation, as an under printing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

[welcome to days to come] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-27839-28972
Scope and Contents

The text is written in red and black capital letters. The text reads both right to left (black) and right to left (red) if the paper is turned over and read on the reverse side. It states,"Welcome to days to come! Shall we forfeit much? Sight, hearing, speech perhaps and thought? In the end our loss is self, the glory our gain." The appropriate punctuation marks are written in red and black as are directional arrows. The letters are written written twice, text over text or mirror image. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[We're coming to Miami] / Jackman, Sandra., 2007

 Item
Identifier: CC-47383-68380
Scope and Contents

The Jackmans write about a date to meet with the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

wf 2 nudes land / 3 X sunderland (740822) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-55893-9999364
Scope and Contents

This poem was composed for Bob Cobbing/Writers Forum Exhibition at Ceolfrith Sunderland. The writing on the recto of one of two poems 'wf,' is visible on the verso as '3 X.' wf is the abbreviation for Bob Cobbimg's press, 'writers forum.' The other poem '2 nudes land' on the recto reads 'sunderland' on the verso. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974