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Visual poetry

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 787 Collections and/or Records:

The Corridors of Flower-Power, 1969

 Item — Folder 37: [Barcode: 31858072459971]
Identifier: CC-13317-13618
Scope and Contents

Depicts three visual poetic word columns and several circles with optical effects from interlacing short lines. This print is depicted on page 44 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

The Cry (iej), 1989

 Item — Box 328: [Barcode: 31858072490927]
Identifier: CC-22709-23144
Scope and Contents

The backgound text is a repetitively written run-on of the word 'freedom.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

The Dawn of the Age of Leisure, 1975

 Item — Folder 59: [Barcode: 31858072537933]
Identifier: CC-34082-35762
Scope and Contents

The completed text reads, "Wych Countree has the Elm Disease?" The outlines of world-wide countries are flying around a sky with a setting sun as if they were leaves. Four human figures are drawn encased in grids. The Archive has two other unsigned copies of this print; this is the only copy that is folded. This print is depicted in Furnival's "Lost For Words" (2011) page 61. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

The Dawn of the Age of Leisure , 1975

 Item — Folder 59: [Barcode: 31858072537933]
Identifier: CC-13309-13610
Scope and Contents

The completed text reads, "Wych Countree has the Elm Disease?" The outlines of world-wide countries are flying around a sky with a setting sun as if they were leaves. Four human figures are drawn encased in grids. Stored in Odds & Sods. The duplicate print is matted. Another copy listed seperately was signed by Furnival. This print is depicted in Furnival's "Lost For Words" (2011) page 61. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

The Dawn of the Age of Leisure , 1975

 Item — Folder 59: [Barcode: 31858072537933]
Identifier: CC-13310-13611
Scope and Contents

The completed text reads, "Wych Countree has the Elm Disease?" The outlines of world-wide countries are flying around a sky with a setting sun as if they were leaves. Four human figures are drawn encased in grids. The Archive has three other unsigned copies of this print. This print is depicted in Furnival's "Lost For Words" (2011) page 61. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

The Dawn of the Age of Leisure / Furnival, John., 1975

 Item — Folder 38: [Barcode: 31858072459989]
Identifier: CC-54727-990161
Scope and Contents

The completed text reads, "Wych Countree has the Elm Disease?" The outlines of world-wide countries are flying around a sky with a setting sun as if they were leaves. Four human figures are drawn encased in grids. The Archive has three other unsigned copies of this print. This print is depicted in Furnival's "Lost For Words" (2011) page 61. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

The End Of An Era, 1986

 Item — Box 635: [Barcode: 31858072464757]
Scope and Contents

Flyer for Clive Fencott and Bob Cobbing's farewell poetry reading held on April 17 1986 at the Camden Head in London. On the back, handwritten note reads: "We have given up poetry. I am now into music and computer-graphics (scores) -Bob"

Dates: 1986

The Environment, 2005

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CC-43553-45630
Scope and Contents

The paper was made from cardboard egg crate carton material. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

The Erik Satie Road-Sign, second version / Furnival, John; Moore, A. Doyle., 1974

 Item — Folder 38: [Barcode: 31858072459989]
Identifier: CC-13300-13601
Scope and Contents

A red, triangular road sign in printed over two staves of music by Satie with the expression "Le colonel est la!" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

The Four Suits, 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-27300-27864
Scope and Contents

The title of this book as described by Dick Higgins refers to the four authors of this book who are each identified in the introductions pages to their section by a suite of playing cards, e.g., clubs, hearts, diamonds and spades. Thus, what they have in common is that 1) each is essentially not operating in a media for which they were trained, 2) each is really operating in a medium or mode of activity of their own devising, which 3) lies somewhere between the conventional concept of the seven arts. The name Ben Patterson is used in this citation rather than Benjamin Patterson since all other references in this database refer to Ben not Benjamin Patterson. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

The Intervalist's Chair , 1985

 Item — Box 311: [Barcode: 31858072490760]
Identifier: CC-27107-27581
Scope and Contents

A chair reproduced on the cover has an appearance similar to the chairs made by the Lettrist artist, Alain Satie. The publication also may have been intended as the second issue of Mirror Magnetik Interval. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

The Journal of the Paumonock Traveller, 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-19629-20015
Scope and Contents

Five of the book covers have handcolored painted and/or collage additions. Two of the books have string spines.Sixteen items are listed on the table of contents label.l -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

The Juggler, 1995

 Item — Folder 17: [Barcode: 31858072459765]
Identifier: CC-24118-24570
Scope and Contents

The central image is a skeletal, rubberstamped figure who juggles 5 rubberstamped spherical objects, perhaps key locks to a room. The figure stands on 2 mounds of letraset letters. A relief object collaged to the upper left corner consists of handwritten cancelled numbers on top of letraset letters with a paper fragment of blue sky and a cloud. The image may be a metaphor for Baroni's questioning his art, music, or hotel careers. This is one of a series of 8 Unrelated Pieces for the Sackn -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

The Marvels of Professor Pettingruel, 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-38292-40188
Scope and Contents

Peter Koch illustrated this surrelistic novel with six visual poetic images and Shelly Hoyt made the binding. Nations drew two small boxes next to his signature, one designated yes, the other no; the yes box is checked. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

The Marvels of Professor Pettingruel, 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-32699-34285
Scope and Contents

Peter Koch illustrated this surrelistic novel with six visual poetic images and Shelly Hoyt made the binding. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

The Moralist, 2002

 Item — Box 84: [Barcode: 31858072538238]
Identifier: CC-39074-41012
Scope and Contents

This work features ambiguities related to censorship. The label of two cigarette packs, "Lucky Strike" is cancelled to leave only "Lust." The cancelling device is a large block of wood with black paint at its tip that serves as phallic symbol. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

The Only Good Luddite Is a Dead Luddite , 1963

 Item — Folder 58: [Barcode: 31858072537925]
Identifier: CC-13229-13530
Scope and Contents

Luddites were bands of workers in England (1811-1816) organized to destroy machinery under the belief that its use diminished employment. Ned Luddite, an 18th century Leicestershire worker originated the idea. Furnival depicts a man's body flattened by a Rube Goldberg like machine with numbers streaming from upper pipes of the machine. Stored in Odds & Sods. Depictd in Furnival's "Lost for Words" (2011 page 138. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963