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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 270 Collections and/or Records:

The Spheres, No . 11 & 12, 1993

 Item — Box 609: [Barcode: 31858073143566]
Identifier: CC-06389-6506
Scope and Contents

These drawings were made on pages 46 & 35, and pages 54[?] & 61 of a book on astronomy by Joannis de Sacro Bosco, Sphaera, Lyon France, 1564. The original pages were perforated by termite holes that were filled with gold leaf. The pages themselves have engravings and marginalia that Macia has incorporated into his new images. The upper drawing depicts Macia's conception of the Tower of Babel. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES

The Story of My Life, 1987

 Item — Folder 12: [Barcode: 31858069877862]
Identifier: CC-21244-21654
Dates: 1987
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES

Totem, 1965

 Item — Box 53: [Barcode: 31858072538642]
Identifier: CC-10596-10802
Scope and Contents

The sculpture that was assembled from different dimensional, wooden typeface forms is stylistically typical of works done by Gette in this period. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / to be sorted (unpublished)

[Two pot holders], 2003

 Item — Box 321: [Barcode: 31858072490877]
Identifier: CC-41453-43438
Dates: 2003
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / to be sorted (unpublished)

Ukraine Still Lives On: Visual Poems, Aphorisms, Poetical Paintings, 1994

 Item — Box 616: [Barcode: 31858072461019]
Identifier: CC-02917-2961
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive also holds the printed edition of this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / to be sorted (unpublished) / Mykola Soroka

Under The Skin (Triptych) , 1984

 Item — Box 324: [Barcode: 31858072490901]
Identifier: CC-22904-23340
Scope and Contents

This work was exhibited in Visualog 2, San Luis Obispu, California. The exhibition was curated by Karl Kempton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES

[Untitled] , 1982

 Item — Box 311: [Barcode: 31858072490760]
Identifier: CC-27112-27586
Scope and Contents

This catalogue was edited by Jiri Valoch. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / A / Adamus, Karel

[Untitled], 1986

 Item — Folder 2: [Barcode: 31858072459401]
Identifier: CC-25366-25823
Dates: 1986
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES

[Untitled] , 2010

 Item — Folder 78: [Barcode: 31858072538378]
Identifier: CC-52916-74056
Dates: 2010
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES

[Untitled], 1967

 Item — Folder 21: [Barcode: 31858072459807]
Identifier: CC-13077-13372
Scope and Contents

This is a minimalist image in which the letters cannot be distinguished. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES / TO BE PROCESSED / Luigi Ferro

[Untitled], 1980

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Baroni, Vittore: [Barcode: 31858072491123]
Scope and Contents

Letter picture, text on face overlaid on blank word puzzle titled "Fur Sie Ratsel-Turnier"

Dates: 1980
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / to be sorted (unpublished) / Vittore Baroni

Untitled, Monologue Series, 2008

 Item
Identifier: CC-49785-70839
Scope and Contents

The image depicts a profile of a face in its center surrounded by Japanese letterforms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES / Oversized

[Untitled - Wood Box Covered with Wood Typefaces], 2005

 Item — Box unknown: [Barcode: 31858073143657]
Identifier: CC-44511-46661
Dates: 2005
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / to be sorted (unpublished) / Henri Chopin

Untitled [Woodface Type Sculpture] , 2002

 Item — Box 61: [Barcode: 31858072538543]
Identifier: CC-39060-40998
Scope and Contents

The painted white sculpture is made from varying size wooden typefaces and fonts including Art Deco arranged in a vertical column attached to a white wooden base. The artist's signature is composed of the wooden type letters on the bottom of one face of the sculpture. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / to be sorted (unpublished)

Urgent Needs , 1981

 Item — Folder 53: [Barcode: 31858072537875], Folder: 53
Identifier: CC-21844-22255
Dates: 1981
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES

[Various E's], 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55397-555555
Dates: 1966
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / H / Houédard, Dom Sylvester

Vert Rouge, 1982

 Item — Folder 48: [Barcode: 31858072537826]
Identifier: CC-15715-16044
Scope and Contents

Trou translates as hole; verge translates as penis. Vert (painted green) is green and rouge is red (painted red) - a double anagram. The work is stamped "Ypudu, Anagrammiste." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES

Videopoem #1 , 1983

 Item — Folder 56: [Barcode: 31858072537909]
Identifier: CC-23746-24193
Scope and Contents

Baroni notes "this poem was composed watching TV on 29 Dec. 1983 Hr. 9:30-11:45 PM. It is reproduced in Doc(k)s No.71, 1985, a periodical held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES

Virus Cell, 1983

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Baroni, Vittore: [Barcode: 31858072491123]
Identifier: CC-21634-22045
Dates: 1983
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / to be sorted (unpublished) / Vittore Baroni

Visitation 2nd Edition, 2007

 Item — Box 321: [Barcode: 31858072490877]
Identifier: CC-47287-50030
Scope and Contents

The pages consist of variations on small o's forming the letter 'H.' This book was originally published in 26 lettered copies for the "On the H orizon" celebration in memory of bp Nichol held at Emily Carr College, Vancouver, September 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / to be sorted (unpublished)