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Visual poetry

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 239 Collections and/or Records:

1999 Greetings, 1999

 Item — Box 321: [Barcode: 31858072490877]
Identifier: CC-32278-33839
Scope and Contents

The object is heart-shaped and the words on one side are written as without punctuations and appear to be randomly connected. The other side of the object consists of fine silver mesh that covers potpourri. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

A Humument Fragment: Artwork for Ciaran Carson's Opera et Cetera: monsieur art sage, 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-28329-29508
Scope and Contents

This is a mainly an ink hatched drawing that was intended for Ciaran Carson's book of poems, Opera et Cetera, Wake Forest Press, 1996, but not utilized in the printed edition. The text is from A Human Document by Mallock. Carson's book is also held by the Sackner Archive. This small fragament contains the following poem: "monsieur art sage monsieur h - dix-huit luding I heard him claim our name - ch - hc - reve omph enderi St ! - tribute to h - ink beau-payin you with his tongue wit." The protagonist in this poem, H C, is Henri Chopin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

A Humument Supplement: Variations of Page 85 II & III [see at the sea] & [all of them] (2 prints), 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-54456-989942
Scope and Contents

One of the prints depicts most of the lines obliterated with brown paint and the other one with white paint. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

A Life in, 1994

 Item — Box 272: [Barcode: 31858072460938]
Identifier: CC-32946-34563
Scope and Contents

The text of the scroll reads, "A life in hate Haiti fear Rwanda death Bosnia anger America prejudice." The words are printed in varied size typefaces. The background images depict human figures walking within an African landscape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

ABC poems, 1971

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]

Alltag-Zeichnungen, 1989

 Item — Box 608: [Barcode: 31858073143558]
Identifier: CC-14450-14759
Scope and Contents

Guillermo Deisler was born in 1940 and died in 1995. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

[alphabetical picture], 1997

 Item — Box 320: [Barcode: 31858072490851]
Identifier: CC-60278-10003278
Scope and Contents

This work was included in pete spence's archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Amica, 1980

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Baroni, Vittore: [Barcode: 31858072491123]
Identifier: CC-21694-22105

(A)Neoista, 1987

 Item — Box 270: [Barcode: 31858072460573]
Identifier: CC-21783-22194
Scope and Contents

The image on the label use the word "Agenzia" connected to "A Neoista" as well as a spaceship, "Cool Flights," and "Call any time."

Dates: 1987

Antarktika (Kosmografisches Gedicht), 2000

 Item — Box 628: [Barcode: 31858072464682]
Identifier: CC-34878-36588
Scope and Contents

The image depicts Andryczuk's stylized version of Anartica. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Arms Trade, 1996

 Item — Box 608: [Barcode: 31858073143558]
Identifier: CC-28295-29472
Scope and Contents Vamp & Tramp Internet: "Handmade paper from shredded paper currency with rag pulp including clothing from the victims named. Handset types used include Stymie, Clarendon, Baskerville, and Neuland. Metal relief engravings and woodcuts created for the images and printed by John Risseeuw at his Cabbagehead Press in Tempe, Arizona. Signed and numbered by the artist. Risseeuw created a piece about the world arms trade, printed on paper made from clothing of victims of armed conflict and recycled currency from the top 10 arms-exporting nations. John Risseeuw, Content-Specific Handmade Paper in Prints and Artist Books: "I started with an appropriate quote about arms sales, then printed a list of the top ten arms exporting nations between 1990 and 1994. The U.S. was (and is to this day), to my regret, the top exporter by far. I began a list of arms sold as well as some woodcut and engraved images. Inside the piece, the facts continue about the value of arms sold, the list of arms, and...
Dates: 1996

[Artwork for Ciaran Carson's Opera et Cetera: into the aluminium blimp basket], 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-28328-29507
Scope and Contents

This is a colored drawing that was intended for Ciaran Carson's book of poems, Opera et Cetera, Wake Forest Press, 1996, but not utilized in the printed edition. The printed page is Carson's poetry. Carson's book is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

[Artwork for Ciaran Carson's Opera et Cetera: these are night's Northern wars], 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-28330-29509
Scope and Contents

This is a gouache drawing that was intended for Ciaran Carson's book of poems, Opera et Cetera, Wake Forest Press, 1996, but not utilized in the printed edition. The text is from Carson's poetry. Carson's book is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996