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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

19th and 20th Century and Contemporary Prints / Sotheby's ; Klee P ; Masson A ; Picasso P ; Johns J ; Dubuffet J ; Rauschenberg R ; Lichtenstein R ; Twombly C., 1986

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Identifier: CC-30266-31675
Scope and Contents

Auction catalogue. The Sackners purchased Rauschenberg's artist book, Opal Gospel, at this auction. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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: Catalogs

Art and Life / Rauschenberg, Robert ; Cage J ; Johns J., 1990

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Identifier: CC-27583-28660
Scope and Contents This is a biography of Robert Rauschenberg based upon personal interviews by the biographer of almost every one important to the artist over his entire life span. It begins with a quotation from Rauschenberg, "Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made. (I try to act in the gap between the two)"Mary Lynn Kotz provides a critical discussion of several artistic works reproduced in this book. One of them is "Opal Gospel, "a multiple artist book produced in 1971. The word 'opal' was suggested to Rauschenberg by the iridescent inks used in the work. It is an unbound book containing poems from the Nootka, Chippewa, Nanajo, Iglulik, Pawnee and Apache tribes, printed with Rauschenberg's illustrations from nature in iridescent ink on clear plexiglas. The panels or pages, are interchangeable in their stands. With this hauntingly iridescent work, Rauschenberg celebrated his own American Indian heritage. This biography is the only fully illustrated account of Rauschenberg's...
Dates: 1990
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Catalogs

Dancers on a Plane / Cage, John ; Cunningham, Merce ; Johns, Jasper., 1989

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Identifier: CC-16684-17039
Scope and Contents

The music score, "Concert for Piano and Orchestra" by John Cage, which is reproduced in this catalogue is held by the Sackner Archive. Cage comments "A score which is beautiful to look at usually sounds better than one which is not." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs

First Impressions: Early Prints by Forty-six Contempoary Artists / Acconci V ; Bartlett J ; Holzer J ; Johns J ; Nauman B ; Oldenburg C ; Rivers L ; Ruscha E ; Wiley WT ; Winters T., 1989

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Identifier: CC-11383-11599
Scope and Contents

Elizabeth Armstrong curated the exhibition and wrote the catalogue essays along with Sheila McGuire. Jennifer Bartlett's print Day and Night (1978), a work held by the Sackner Archive, is documented and reproduced. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs

God & Country / Acconci V ; Chacona G ; Hill G ; Johns J., 1990

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Identifier: CC-10150-10351
Dates: 1990
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs

Illustrated Books / Sims Reed ; Alechinsky P ; Arp J ; Tzara T ; Baj E ; Bellmer H ; Char R ; Dine J ; Ernst M ; Grosz G ; Jorn A ; Johns J ; Mallarme S ; Klein Y ; Ray M ; Paolozzi E ; Picabia F ; Picasso P ; Tapies A ; Ting W ; Villon J ; Warhol A ; Iliazd., 2005

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Identifier: CC-44007-46120
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: Catalogs

No. 50: Contemporary Book Arts - Mostly New Arrivals / Juvelis, Priscilla ; Walker A ; Chen J ; Johns J ; Beckett S ; Leavitt N ; Poehlmann JA ; Moore S., 2010

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Identifier: CC-51731-72831
Scope and Contents

Fizzles by Jasper Johns and Samuel Beckett is offered for $30,000. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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: Catalogs

Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints / Christie's ; Arp J ; Baj E ; Delaunay S ; Ernst M ; Johns J ; Lissitzky E ; Ray M ; Severini G., 2000

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Identifier: CC-36193-37978
Scope and Contents

Auction catalogue. The Sackners sold "Proun 2C" by El Lissitzky in this auction. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Catalogs

Printed Symbols / Johns, Jasper ; Friedman M ; Armstrong E ; Yau J., 1990

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Identifier: CC-08200-8361
Dates: 1990
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs

Process and Printmaking / Johns, Jasper., 1996

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Identifier: CC-30857-32308
Scope and Contents

The text describes Johns' printmaking process using several well known prints as examples. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs

Spring / Edelson, Brenda ; Ashbery J ; Ting W ; Johns J ; King R ; Kruger B ; Rollins T+KOS ; Schlossberg E ; Warhol A ; Balestrini N., 1991

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Identifier: CC-13384-13685
Dates: 1991
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Catalogs

Spring / Greenwood, Nigel ; Cage J ; Johns J ; Merz M ; Nauman B ; Warhol A ; Cornell J ; Schlemmer O ; Kitaj R., 1990

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Identifier: CC-09999-10197
Dates: 1990
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Catalogs

The Art World: Artists' Books, Art Books, and Books on Art / Tomkins, Calvin; Johns J; Rauschenberg R; Weier D; Hamilton F; Colby S; Maisner B; Ono Y; Young L; Ruscha E; Weiner L; Kosuth J; Huebler D; LeWitt S., 1982

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Identifier: CC-28888-30211
Scope and Contents

This is an excellent, brief essay on the status of artist' books in 1982. -- 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: Various Formats

Words and Images: A Persistent Paradox / Bowman, Russell; Johns J; Ruscha E; Wiley WT; Nauman B., 1985

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Identifier: CC-22436-22860
Scope and Contents

Bowman reviews contemporary use of words in conjunction with visual art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats

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