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Correspondence art

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1866 Collections and/or Records:

Bern Porter Issue Two: Ghost Writers / Crozier, Robin, editor; Porter B., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-18880-19258
Scope and Contents

Each contributor produced a page using one of the letters in Bern Porter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Bibliozine 1-55 / Held, John Jr., editor ; Blurr B ; Welch C ; Crane M ; Baroni V ; Spiegelman L ; Bleus G ; Stetser C ; Gaglione B ; Crozier R ; Fricker H ; CrackerJackKid ; Shimato S ; Porter B ; Cavellini GA ; Home S ; Ben ; Frank P ; Corbett M ; Kamperelic D ; Gagnon JC ; Brewton J ; Perkins S ; Supek J ; Johnson R ; Wolf-Rehfeldt R ; Rehfeldt R ; Watts R ; Tisma A ; Fierens L ; Lenoir P ; Banana A ; Lupton E ; Arman ; Schwitters K ; Ciani P., 1997

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Identifier: CC-28353-29534
Scope and Contents

Bibliozine provides brief reviews of international Mail Art publications. Held writes in his introduction that "this anthology of Bibliozine's first five years (Numbers 1-55) was compiled expressly for the Sackners, and has been produced in a limited edition of two bound copies, the first for the Sackner's Archive collection, and the second for my own Modern Realism Archive." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Bibliozine. No.57/Sep., 1997

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Identifier: CC-28709-30012
Scope and Contents

This issue deals with zines. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Bild/Material: Zum Gebrauch / Image/Material: To be used, 1990

 Item — Box 200: [Barcode: 31858072459708]
Identifier: CC-28044-29200
Scope and Contents

The booklet documents the Mail Art Exhibition curated by Olbrich, "1...2...3 Dimensionen / 1...2...3 dimensions." The theme of this show was to do a work with/in/around cubes measuring 21 x 21 x 21 cm. The exhibition catalogue of the latter is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

[bird & flowers], 1997

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Identifier: CC-60277-10003277
Scope and Contents

This work was included in pete spence's archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

[Book Network] / Deisler, Guillermo ; Padin C ; Mittendorf H ; Huber J ; Tarlatt U ; Berchenko G ; Scherstjanoi V ; Sachse K ; Kowalski J., 1993

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Identifier: CC-16338-16688
Scope and Contents

Each page consists of the envelope containing a letter mailed to Deisler. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Box of Old Mythologies, 1998

 Item — Box 92: [Barcode: 31858072538295]
Identifier: CC-30729-32174
Scope and Contents

The piece consists of a small suitcase collaged with overlaid pages from a small format encyclopedia that has been printed on wood based acid paper as evidenced by the discolorations. The inside of the suitcase is also collaged with the same pages. Eight cardboard boxes are placed within the suitcase. Their labels related to their contents. For example, a box with the dictionary definition of camouflage contains a paper butterfly cut from a dictionary page that is pinned onto a dictionary page fitted to the bottom of the box. A box labeled lent contains ashes. A box labeled trinity contains an insulated electric wire with three smaller insulated electric wires against a black paper background. According to a letter from Collins, the other copy is in a Hungarian collection. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Brain Cell: No.3 / Cohen, Ryosuke; Sackner MA; Friedman K; Colonna G; Daligand D., 1985

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Identifier: CC-18103-18475
Scope and Contents

The print includes a reproduction of a fragment of the business card of Marvin Sackner. This broadside in an unfolded state together with other Ryosuke Cohen's Brain Cells and cards are stored in a large green & black folder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Brain Cell: No.3 [Net-Work Is Concert You Are Conductor] / Cohen, Ryosuke; Sackner MA; Sackner RK; Rosenberg MR; Cutler-Shaw J; Colonna G; Deisler G; Padin C; Cohen R., 1985

 Item
Identifier: CC-19214-19597
Scope and Contents

This broadside in an unfolded state together with other Ryosuke Cohen's Brain Cells and cards are stored in a large green & black folder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985