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Bob Grumman contributed an introductory essay "Instigator Grumman's Introductions." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Marvin Sackner wrote the essay for this catalogue, entitled "Introduction to WordSeen Exhibition." To begin, I must declare a conflict of interest in writing this introduction. Such a statement is required when a physician presents a paper to a scientific audience while having ownership in a company or being paid for conducting studies on medical devices or drugs related to his lecture. Since I am a physician and my wife Ruth and I own works by most of the artist/poets in this exhibition, I wish to be in front with this declaration. Nevertheless, I believe that I can be objective in my views since the works in this exhibition must stand visual relevance by attendees to this exhibition regardless of what I say just like medical studies must stand the test of reproducibility by other investigators. I hope you get the point about my opinions on conflict of interest. In this introduction to the exhibition, I shall comment on the differences between concrete and visual poetry as well as...

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This catalogue presents work by Ernst from 1971 to the present. The following bookworks held by the Sackner Archive are depicted, 'Eye,' 'Sequencing,' and 'Book of Love.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.