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Calligraphic text

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 424 Collections and/or Records:

Stickerman Museum, 1991

 Item — Folder 17: [Barcode: 31858072459765]
Identifier: CC-23187-23625
Scope and Contents

This suite of 12 stickerpoems (stickers by Piermario Ciani and Vittore Baroni; collages by Vittore Baroni) relates to an exhibition to take place in 1992 at the "Stickerman Museum," Viaregio, Italy. It will be an international historic review of Adhesive Art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Sundial Print: Umbra Solis / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Michael., 1975

 Item — Folder 35: [Barcode: 31858072459948]
Identifier: CC-12399-12625
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive also holds the card and the drawing with the same title. This work is also depicted in Bulletin of the National Galleries of Scotland No.3, a pamphlet periodical held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Sushi Sickness, 1996

 Item — Box 327: [Barcode: 31858072490943]
Identifier: CC-34421-36118
Scope and Contents

Every word in this text begins with the letter 's.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Sweat & Saliva Series, 2001

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CC-37208-39052
Scope and Contents

Wescher wrote alternating recipes and romantic phrases on a place setting of off-white dishes. For example, the bowl combines a recipe for tomato basil soup with "2 warm bodies" and "2 sets free roaming hands." The dessert dish calls for "express cream, ricotta cheese" and "2 pairs caressing hands," and "2 pairs soft lips." The appetizer plate reads, "spicy grilled shrimp, 2 eyes with lashes painted." The salad plate is for strawberry-avocado salad with "2 pairs soft lips 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 wet tongues." The main course, on a dinner plate, is "chicken and asparagus, black bean enchiladas, 2 warm bodies." The texts were written in a circular pattern starting from the outside edge to the center. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Tanberg, 1988

 Item — Box 303: [Barcode: 31858072460920]
Identifier: CC-23691-24138
Scope and Contents

The calligraphic text is collaged from ancient found writings. The sculpture serves both as a support and book object. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Temple , 2008

 Item — Box 328: [Barcode: 31858072490927]
Identifier: CC-49395-70440
Scope and Contents

This work is also designated as Card 22 from "Stories from the Flats." Tom Kryss contributed the envelope and cover designs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

[the 1st of January] / Melnikov-Starquist, Willi., 1997

 Item — Box 396: [Barcode: 31858072461605]
Identifier: CC-55947-9999415
Scope and Contents

This is a letter addressed to Mr. Marvin Sackner! " Great thanks for your wonderful catalog!" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Attached to "Hieroglypoetry especially for Mr. Marvin Sackner"

Dates: 1997

The Amo Soph Arcane by Jack Hirschman , 1997

 Item — Folder 47: [Barcode: 31858072460045]
Identifier: CC-33584-35237
Scope and Contents

Falk did the calligraphy of Hirschman's poem in watercolor with a fine sable brush. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

The Book of Broken Speech / Seille, Genevieve., 1994

 Item — Box 578: [Barcode: 31858072463338]
Identifier: CC-28878-30200
Scope and Contents

The 'pages' consist of seven lengths of string fixed to the inside at the spine onto which have been collaged several fragments of paper with a handwritten word, e.g., clear, their, from, rare, sand, tightly, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

The Brain of the Monster, 1989

 Item — Box 620: [Barcode: 31858072461076]
Identifier: CC-02633-2676
Scope and Contents

The cover has calligraphic text by Seille. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

The Chthonic Arcane by Jack Hirschman , 1998

 Item — Folder 47: [Barcode: 31858072460045]
Identifier: CC-33582-35235
Scope and Contents

Falk did the calligraphy of Hirschman's poem in watercolor with a fine sable brush and added color fields in acrylic paint. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

The Corridors of Flower-Power, 1969

 Item — Folder 37: [Barcode: 31858072459971]
Identifier: CC-13313-13614
Scope and Contents

Depicts three visual poetic word columns. The Archive also holds this print backed on museum board. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

The Corridors of Flower-Power, 1969

 Item — Folder 37: [Barcode: 31858072459971]
Identifier: CC-13317-13618
Scope and Contents

Depicts three visual poetic word columns and several circles with optical effects from interlacing short lines. This print is depicted on page 44 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

The Eight: Fragments of Letters to the World, 1976

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Co-Cu: [Barcode: 31858072491354]
Identifier: CC-18924-19302