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Concrete poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

al-pha-bet-hai-ku / Helmes, Scott; cummings ee., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-50693-71767
Scope and Contents

The Haiku for three voices that follow red, bronze and black painted lines is as follows: alphabet letters / acting in complete accord / sound blows through the eye. A second poem is titled "re-reading cummings." These works were a birthday present to Marvin Sackner from Scott Helmes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

aton / Helmes, Scott., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-61619-10004079
Scope and Contents

Taken from pete spence's Archive 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Breathing , 1991

 Item — Folder 57: [Barcode: 31858072537917]
Identifier: CC-09068-9247
Scope and Contents

Commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. The poem consists of two words, "In and Out." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Gamut, The. No.9/Spr-Sum / Leonard Trawick, editor ; Helmes S ; Kempton K ; Ernst KS ; Cameron C ; Cole D ; Prost R ; Lipman J ; Melnicove M ; Miller J ; Rachel N ; Rosenberg MR ; Robertson K ; Stoloff C ; Tice A., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-50079-71140
Scope and Contents

This issue prints the results of a concrete poetry contest. The first prizes were shared by Scott Helmes and Karl Kempton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Happy Birthday Marvin! / Helmes, Scott., 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-35684-37434
Scope and Contents

The letters of the greeting are scatttered on the page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Happy Birthday Marvin / Scott Helmes., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-30930-32385
Scope and Contents

The puzzle was started in 1989 and completed in 1998. Helmes' birthday message is rubberstamped in black ink letters with abstract ink swirls. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Happy Birthday Marvin / Scott Helmes., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-30930-32385
Scope and Contents

The puzzle was started in 1989 and completed in 1998. Helmes' birthday message is rubberstamped in black ink letters with abstract ink swirls. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

[Happy Birthday Ruth) / Scott Helmes., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-38863-40789
Scope and Contents

This work was a greeting for Ruth Sackner's 66th birthday, each envelope containing one letter of a jigsaw puzzle of the title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

[Happy Birthday Ruth) / Scott Helmes., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-38863-40789
Scope and Contents

This work was a greeting for Ruth Sackner's 66th birthday, each envelope containing one letter of a jigsaw puzzle of the title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Movement / Helmes, Scott., 2009

 Item
Identifier: CC-50802-71880
Scope and Contents

This poem was printed by Scott Helmes at the Hamilton Wood type and Print Museum, Two Rivers, Wisconsin in an edition of 18 on varying sizes and paper types, resulting in different appearances of the work, depending on the inking and paper properties. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

[phi phi...] / Helmes, Scott., 2005

 Item
Identifier: CC-44647-46811
Scope and Contents

This print was printed by Leif Fairfield at One Heart Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005