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This print is depicted on page 41 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The image on the verso is a poem in the shape of a Christmas tree by ee cummings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The message has been written on the verso of a photograph b&w depicting a visual poem by Furnival done in 1964. Furnival mentions that Mike Weaver was slightly peeved by Edwin Morgan's talk which leaned heavily on his "Image" article without giving Weaver credit for it. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a detail photograph of the Statue of Liberty that was composed with words on a 6 x 4 foot screen done with pen and ink on board. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This photograph of the center panel of one of Furnival's screens shows the Statue of Liberty which is totally composed of text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Mentions meeting Alan Broughton, a painterpoet who had been visiting with Charles Verey and John Furnival. Also, Houedard provides information in a Sung manuscript that he believes Abrams might be interested in seeing.The name STEVE is typed in red in the sahpe of a six pointed star. Internet: Stephen Abrams was Head of the Soma Research Association and Joint-Managing irector of Avalon Botanicals from 1967 to 1970. He was the author of the Soma advertisement in The Times and a witness before the Wootton Sub-Committee. Up to the mid 1960s, the majority of cannabis offenders in Britain were imprisoned. The law did not distinguish between cannabis and heroin or between use and supply. The schedule of penalties encouraged imprisonment of first offenders. In July 1967, the Times published a full paged advertisement in support of cannabis law reform. The advertisement described the existing law as "immoral" and "unworkable" but stopped short of proposing legalisation or...

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The image depicts the shape of the Leaning Tower of Pisa created totally of text. The verso indicates that the original is in the collection of Hansjorg Mayer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book reproduces segments from Furnival's standing screens as well as presenting an anti-Vietnam war collage. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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An image of the Statue of Liberty (from Furnival's Manhatten print) is composed of contemporary newsprint printed in green on white paper. The poem by Emma Lazarus, "Give me your tired your poor" forms the flames originating from the statue's torch. At lower left and right side, Furnival utilizes letterforms from American currency for captions. On the left, "No One Sense (Unique) Marx Mai Words" is placed underneath the American symbol for money, the American Eagle with E Pluribus Unum. This print is depicted on page 63 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The poem is formed by dense clusters of words and letters except for the arches that are formed by lines to provide the shape and tilt of the Tower of Pisa. The subject matter deals in part with nations who have held the tower during its existence, e.g., France, Germany, and Italy. This unsigned print is depicted in black on page 36 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.