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Visual poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 587 Collections and/or Records:

A Humument Page 20 (print), 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-33358-34997
Scope and Contents

The image of this print appears to be fragments of a British flag. The poem reads, "searching for the complete extreme picture - he had lately done enumerated horse flesh; and water billiards - English Art." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

A Humument Page 59, 1980 - 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-54408-989921
Scope and Contents

The poem reads " A most magnificent kind of woners catalogue - DOCUMDNT the universe; and vanish - doumenti--libri----multa--admirandi! - at his bedside - all the reading of the thing with the stamp of art. tp ms and rs." Here Phillips is prising the Sackners' catalogue of their collection of concrete and visual poetry(1986) for which he also designed the cover. The same poem with a different image as a print with only 'tp' for Hansjorg Mayer publications catalogue is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980 - 1986

A Humument Page 233 (print) , 2007

 Item — Folder 87: [Barcode: 31858072538444]
Identifier: CC-47484-68481
Scope and Contents

The poem reads, "Her man - free and tender days of Poetry - pay day of happiness; and love - Tickets ready - for Liverpool and expectancy - the glimmering shores of yesterday receding." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

A Humument Sixth Revision Page 53 , 2005 - 2011

 Item
Identifier: CC-56044-9999495
Scope and Contents

The poem reads "the gallery of a hundred years of a thousand is in every street - art in the street covered deep with pictures vivified". Includes part of a map cut out. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005 - 2011

[Abstract Figure with Calligraphic Mass], 1966-1967

 Item — Folder 32: [Barcode: 31858072459914]
Identifier: CC-35935-37699
Scope and Contents

The drawing depicts a large almost round, unidentifiable mass of densely pack words and letters, numbers and marks written in varied styles. A hanging abstract figure is placed adjacent to this mass. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966-1967

Agentzia Blatt: Untitled. No.1, 1970

 Item — Folder 10: [Barcode: 31858069877912]
Identifier: CC-28138-29301
Scope and Contents

Letters, numbers and punctuation marks of varied font sizes appear to be falling, in a random arrangement, from the upper right hand corner of the print until reaching a circle filled with the photograph of a large group of people. The circle appears to represent a magnifying glass. The interpretation of this image is unclear. The duplicate copy is folded. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Agentzia: In Concreto, No. 2, 1968

 Item — Folder 2: [Barcode: 31858072459401]
Identifier: CC-26045-26507
Scope and Contents

Includes folded posters, Jochen Gerz, Blatt-Nr.1: Untitled and Julien Blaine, Blatt-Nr.4. The poster by Gerz is included in Agentzia 2 but is catalogued separately. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Aggregat K, 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-35301-37035
Scope and Contents

This collection of reproductions of a work first published in 1987 accompanies "Zwischen dem Einst und dem Einst." The dimensions of the prints in this folder are much smaller than the originals. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

[Aliquotality], 1973

 Item — Folder 37: [Barcode: 31858072459971]
Identifier: CC-13200-13501
Scope and Contents

Depicts six word and image columns that include the Statue of Liberty, a cowboy, numbered cubes and aphorisms. This print is depicted in Furnival's "Lost For Words" on pages 58-59. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

All My Rubberstamps: 15 Years in 1 Page , 1991

 Item — Folder 56: [Barcode: 31858072537909]
Identifier: CC-52379-73502
Scope and Contents

An edition of this drawing was designed and produced by Picasso Gaglione which is also held by the Sackner Archive. The rubberstamped image included all of Baroni's rubberstamps on one page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

[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

Anabasi Senza Nome: Poesa Visuale e Libro D'Artiste in Italia, 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-29320-30681
Scope and Contents

The text deals with historic aspects of artist books, concrete poetry, and visual poetry in Italy during the twentieth century with illustrations from the seveties and eighties. The collage is tipped-in to the page facing the title page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997