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Calligraphic text

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 413 Collections and/or Records:

Livre n 1, 1985

 Item — Box 191: [Barcode: 31858072459617]
Identifier: CC-06669-6788
Scope and Contents

The blocks can be viewed as a whole in the plexiglas case or removed and arranged by the viewer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Loose Watch: A Lost and Found Times Anthology , 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-37984-39867
Scope and Contents

Lost and Found Times was founded by John M. Bennett and Doug Landies in 1975 and currently continues with Bennett as editor. This anthology contains a selection of text and graphics from isssues 1 to 39. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Luce Irigary: L'Aime A Toi, 1993

 Item — Folder 47: [Barcode: 31858072460045]
Identifier: CC-14728-15041
Scope and Contents

This poster is an announcement for a book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Main de Nadjib #2, 1982

 Item — Folder 12: [Barcode: 31858069877862]
Identifier: CC-22851-23287
Scope and Contents

Author is also known as Mahjoub Ben Bella. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

[Mainpoint Purple] , 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-50289-71356
Scope and Contents

Kohav did the the cover and the calligraphic texts; Fred Reeves contributed the frontpiece drawing of Kohav. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Man from Red, 2000

 Item — Box 320: [Barcode: 31858072490851]
Identifier: CC-35654-37403
Scope and Contents

This drawing depicts three stylized reddish-brown male nude figures placed over text for the outside two figures and on gold paint for the center figure. The top has the numbers 1 to 7 written in a horizontal row. The paper was made from cardboard egg crate carton material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Man Wat, 1984

 Item — Folder 4: [Barcode: 31858072459427]
Identifier: CC-36487-38284
Scope and Contents

According to Boshoff, this drawing shows "organic, interwoven sentences that have something to do with the inflection of words and the construction of sentences." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Mandala'rt, 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-14564-14875
Scope and Contents

This piece was commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. A calligraphed, rubberstamped tag meaning magic denotes a cross-section of lung, with the clear center the airway. The image relates to breathing as a binary event, i.e, in & out, full & empty, dirty & clean. The red ink elements symbolize oxygen and the violet elements, carbon dioxide. Dautricourt was inspired by a book by Souzanelle on Human Body Symbolism, viz., the pulmonary tree in Hebrew is rea, but if pronounced roe meaning to see, this word could be interpreted as "light in breath." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Manifeste d'Arte Total, 1997

 Item — Box 335: [Barcode: 31858072491040]
Identifier: CC-32005-33536
Scope and Contents

Ben Vautier contributes a line ink drawing which is white on the inside front cover and yellow on the facing page of a smiling man's face and the statements "moite blanc" and "je suis moitie jaune." The main section of the book is conventionally printed and list aphorisms of Ben's "Art Total" from 1965 -1997. The accompanying print was written in Ben's typical style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Maquette for Poster: la ligne sculpture dans la ville d'Herouville , 2000

 Item — Folder 63: [Barcode: 31858072537974]
Identifier: CC-53613-291340
Scope and Contents

This is a drawing for a poster. It was given to the Sackners during his stay in their apartment for his performance during the celebration of an exhibition entitled, "Tour de France/Florida" held at the Frost Museum in Miami in January 2012. Several works made by Hubaut were lent to the exhibition by the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Memory, 1991

 Item — Box 213: [Barcode: 31858072459310]
Identifier: CC-28651-29951
Scope and Contents

Forty-eight matching pairs of abstract design images on cards, with the words "memory" written on the verso, are to be matched in playing this game. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Michel Butor reseau aerion, 2005

 Item — Folder 77: [Barcode: 31858072538360]
Identifier: CC-46966-49704
Scope and Contents

Pessin's writing of a Butor text is presented in gold ink on a black paper background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

Motive, 2000

 Item — Box 320: [Barcode: 31858072490851]
Identifier: CC-35655-37404
Scope and Contents

This drawing depicts three stylized reddish-brown male nude figures placed upon text for the outside two figures and on gold paint for the center figure. The center figure holds an arrow in his right hand and a twig with leaves in his left hand. The paper was made from cardboard egg crate carton material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000