Calligraphic text
Found in 2955 Collections and/or Records:
VP=VP / Gunther, Thomas, editor; Jahn S; Nikonova R; Segay S., 1995
This is part of the photodocumentation (of the artists) for Deschamp No.3. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Walks Along - Oiku Mene / Babenko, Dmitry., 2006
This book includes several pages with images of the brain. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Wasteland, 1995
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.
Water-Cooled Watercress / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Farthing, Julie., 1990
Water-Cooled Watercress / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Farthing, Julie., 1990
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.
Wave / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1972
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.
We laughed, knowing that better men would come: from Wilfred Owen's Thr Next War / Lourson, Laurent., 1994
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.
Web Too / Chace, Joel., 2013
The images on the pages consist of reproductions of collages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Wedding Invitation] / Karsch, Benjamin; Sharabi, Liat., 1997
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.
Wedge: Sexuality: Re/Positions. No.6/Win / Silvia Kolbowski, Brian Wallis, Phil Mariani, editors ; Kelly M ; Lyotard JF ; Burgin V ; Kruger B., 1984
[welcome to days to come] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966
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.
[We're coming to Miami] / Jackman, Sandra., 2007
The Jackmans write about a date to meet with the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
west est sea - mast hen tia / Dom Sylvester Houedard., 1966
west est sea - mast hen tia / Dom Sylvester Houedard., 1966
wf 2 nudes land / 3 X sunderland (740822) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1974
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.