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Typography

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Alphabet Delight, 2007

 Item — Box 198: [Barcode: 31858072459682]
Identifier: CC-46563-49292
Scope and Contents

This dinner set was produced with the help of George Mill. Each plate and the napkin contain a different design composed of letters from the Serbian alphabet. This is a first edition of a unique limited collection. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

An Only Kid , 1990

 Item — Box 318: [Barcode: 31858072490778]
Identifier: CC-25606-26064
Scope and Contents

This book dealing with the Passover song, Chad Gadya, was inspired by the work of El Lissitzky. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Before After Birth Death, 1988

 Item — Box 58: [Barcode: 31858072538576]
Identifier: CC-10330-10533
Scope and Contents

Four wooden, pie-shaped panels painted BEFORE AFTER in black are hinged to the circular wood base painted DEATH BIRTH in red. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Box of Growth, 1999

 Item — Box 150: [Barcode: 31858072458031]
Identifier: CC-34487-36184
Scope and Contents

Esther K Smith was the art director and Dikko Faust did the letterpress and typography for this bookwork by Happersett. The colophon states that "This series of mathematical drawings is based on growth and decay patterns of twigs and the Fibonacci sequence," The books are entitled, "Twig," "Leaf," "Conch," "Bloeman" and "Sprout." Each page of the books is made with additional calligraphic strokes using a progressive Fibonacci sequence page by page to connote the natural history of growth of the plants mentioned in the titles.. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Com. Mix., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-27301-27865
Scope and Contents

The title abbreviations Com.Mix. stand for Communication Mixture. This book presents mainly typographic images that Kriwet collected from the American and German landscapes, e.g., signs on store fronts, directional signs, trade marks, TV screens, ideograms and logos. He also utilized multiple illustrations of early texts, maps, illustrations, ancient languages and symbols and related them to analogous contemporary images. For example, Kriwet juxtaposed one of his concrete poems arranged as a mandala with an early German poem also written this way. Another category of illustrations are documentary photographs of Kriwet working on his installation projects. Several photographs show, "Walk Talk," a work held by the Sackner Archive. The images are fully documented with notes of reference for each illustration. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

[Cyrillic Spiral], 2010

 Item — Box 208: [Barcode: 31858072460144]
Identifier: CC-50906-71984
Scope and Contents

The translation of the text according to Matt Kelsey is "Thank you Ruth and Marvin From Wanda." The Cyrillic message repeats in smaller sizes in the spiral. This was a gift from Wanda Kownacki. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

Film Noir , 1978

 Item — Box 317: [Barcode: 31858072490844]
Identifier: CC-27216-27693
Scope and Contents

The typographic layout approaches concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Film Noir / Andrews, Bruce., 1978

 Item — Box 316: [Barcode: 31858072490810]
Identifier: CC-27217-27694
Scope and Contents

The typographic layout approaches concrete poetry. Bernadette [Mayer] heads The Poetry Project in NYC. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

First Book of Omens from Middle American Dialogues / Young, Karl., 1976

 Item — Box 622: [Barcode: 31858072461092]
Identifier: CC-38315-40212
Scope and Contents

The cover design is based upon Mayan figures. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Jade-Sound Poems (Second Edition) / Cobbing, Bob., 1984

 Item — Box 395: [Barcode: 31858072461597]
Identifier: CC-17557-17923
Scope and Contents

This is the second edition of book first published in 1976. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Ladies Typographic Union collection

 Collection
Identifier: MsC1279
Scope and Contents

Ladies Typographic Union (LTU) collection is comprised of yearly calendars from 2009-2023 designed and printed by members of the LTU. The collections is organized chronologically.

Dates: 2009-2023

Piedras Sueltas / Pierres Epareses, 1970

 Item — Box 102: [Barcode: 31858073143798]
Identifier: CC-38299-40196
Scope and Contents

The 22 poems of Octavio Paz, translated into French by Jean-Clarence Lambert, were printed on papermade paper by Milda Krasno. The title means loose or free stones and the handmade papers resemble stones. The book object was conceived by Rodolfo Krasno who also contributed a line drawing of a surrealist-like figure. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Porte - Voix, 1979

 Item — Box 609: [Barcode: 31858073143566]
Identifier: CC-28504-29783
Scope and Contents

An unusal typeface ws used in this poster. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979