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Visual art

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Curvd H&Z: howard xperiences. No.405/Apr / bill bissett., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-19548-19932
Scope and Contents

The language of the poem is written in bissett's typical abbreviated style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

fires in th tempul / bissett, bill ; Watson S., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-24225-24677
Scope and Contents

Exhibition was curated by Scott Watson who also wrote the introductory essay. Works in this exhibition featured vividly colored semi-realistic human figures but also included bissett's line drawings and concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Gronk: RUSH: what fuckan theory: a study uv language. No.8 / bill bissett., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-30401-31820
Scope and Contents

The edition size was probably between 300 - 400 copies. On this copy, the word "RUSH" is rubberstamped on the cover. A duplicate has the label "Rush" and a simple line drawing of a landscape. Derek Beaulieu in "seen of the crime" views this work as an early seminmal work of conceptual writing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

[Letter to Bob Cobbing] / bissett, bill; McCaffery S., 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-24144-24596
Scope and Contents

The content of this letter deals with publication of bissett's book "Vancouvr Mainland Ice & Cold Storage," published by Writers Forum and held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

loving without being vulnrabal, 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-29866-31253
Scope and Contents

Includes reproductions of several line drawings by bissett. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

northern wild roses / deth interrupts th dansing , 2005

 Item
Identifier: CC-48452-69480
Scope and Contents

This book is profusely illustrated with line drawings and written texts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005