These drawings were made on pages 32 & 17, and pages 42 & 39 of a book on astronomy by Joannis de Sacro Bosco, Sphaera, Lyon France, 1564. The original pages were perforated by termite holes that were filled with gold leaf. The pages themselves have engravings and marginalia that Macia has incorporated into his new images. The relief elements were cut from other pages in the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

These drawings were made on pages 110 & 99, and pages 70 & 75 of a book on astronomy by Joannis de Sacro Bosco, Sphaera, Lyon France, 1564. The original pages were perforated by termite holes that were filled with gold leaf. The main image in the upper drawing is a spider; Macia has created its web by repetitive writing of a poem by e.e. cummings, when skies are, in an almost micrographic style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

These drawings were made on pages 46 & 35, and pages 54[?] & 61 of a book on astronomy by Joannis de Sacro Bosco, Sphaera, Lyon France, 1564. The original pages were perforated by termite holes that were filled with gold leaf. The pages themselves have engravings and marginalia that Macia has incorporated into his new images. The upper drawing depicts Macia's conception of the Tower of Babel. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a collage novel with words. It contrasts to Max Ernst's collage novels that are written without words. The copious number of illustrations for the novel consist of copperplate engravings collages mostly taken from issues of the Illustrated London News 1860-1900. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a reprinting of the hard cover book published by Gabberbochus. The copious number of illustrations for the novel consist of copperplate engravings collages mostly taken from issues of the Illustrated London News 1860-1900. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This a photocopied facsimile of a sketchbook. The original was in ink and color with a single collage. Laffoley notes that this facsimile is incomplete. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The collage on the recto was made by John Held, Jr. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. The upper half of this picture depicts a tube-like structure connected to a larger semi-circular one, presumably a highly stylized representation of the lungs. White squiggley lines on a black ground within the latter give an appearance of oceanic tides, thereby providing a metaphor for the title of this work, i.e. Tidal Breathing. The lower half of the picture contains untranslatable hieroglyphics by Ely, his charactistic gestural marks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Barbera was a student in the New World School of the Arts in Miami and was inspired to make this collage when she saw the exhibition "Visual Hothouse" in the Centre Gallery MDCC, that was on loan from the Sackner collection. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Pages of the book are sealed together. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This work includes mocked-up pages for the book along with background material. In this book, Cobbing describes his journey from Kyoto to Tokyo using maps, schedules, and poetry to trace the route. Allen Ginsburg's poem "The Change (Kyoto to Tokyo Express)" is also included. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In this book, Cobbing describes his journey from Kyoto to Tokyo using maps, schedules, and poetry to trace the route. Allen Ginsburg's poem "The Change (Kyoto to Tokyo Express)" is also included. This copy is the first edition, the second edition also held by the Sackner Archive was published in 1981 -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In this book, Cobbing describes his journey from Kyoto to Tokyo using maps, schedules, and poetry to trace the route. Allen Ginsburg's poem "The Change (Kyoto to Tokyo Express)" is also included. This copy is the second edition, the first edition also held by the Sackner Archive was published in 1975 -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This a sketch and idea book that features more handwritten ideas. A sketch for the sculpture, Air Accordion, that was commissioned for the The Beauty in Breathing 1992 exhibition, appears on page 175. An image of two rubberstamped rabbits recurs on several pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Deals with the theme of mastectomy for breast cancer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.