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This is the PDF file of this issue that has also been downloaded from the web site and printed; the first edition is out of print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The Sackner Archive lent "Cries of Poindexter Village" to this exhibition. In the catalogue, Robinson (1940-2015) describes this work as "a two-volume book I made for my son, Syndey. One volume is 'Schoolyard,' and the other is 'Bethlehem Journey,' a hinged book with a large cloth painting inside. Both volumes are about the voices of the children coming up in Poindexter and the characters who lived there and some of their stories." The folder contains documentation for the exhibition, press releases and a thank you note thanking the Sackners for lending their piece to the exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents The Postcard Century tells the story of the last hundred years in its own words and images. Two thousand picture postcards and their messages provide a living account of the daily existence of people and a vivid glimpse of what mattered to them, pleased them, shocked or amused them via the cards they chose to send. Tom Phillips provides a commentary on the visual material, giving a perceptive and thoughtful context for the messages. This book gives a unique glimpse into the hearts and minds of the people who lived through the most turbulent century in our history. Phillips' introduces this book with a history and account of postcards and postcard collecting. Phillips indicates in the introduction that the book is arranged such that each annual section features a view of Picadilly Circus and another of the New York skyline, all posted in the that year. This choice relates to one of his artistic parallel streams of creativity, images changed by the passage of time. Further, this...

Scope and Contents The Postcard Century tells the story of the last hundred years in its own words and images. Two thousand picture postcards and their messages provide a living account of the daily existence of people and a vivid glimpse of what mattered to them, pleased them, shocked or amused them via the cards they chose to send. Tom Phillips provides a commentary on the visual material, giving a perceptive and thoughtful context for the messages. This book gives a unique glimpse into the hearts and minds of the people who lived through the most turbulent century in our history. Phillips' introduces this book with a history and account of postcards and postcard collecting. Phillips indicates in the introduction that the book is arranged such that each annual section features a view of Picadilly Circus and another of the New York skyline, all posted in the that year. This choice relates to one of his artistic parallel streams of creativity, images changed by the passage of time. Further, this...