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Obituary

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:

Pierre Beres, Tenacious Book Collector, Dies at 95 / Grimes, William., 2008

 Item
Identifier: CC-48424-69451
Scope and Contents

Beres owned a bookshop in Paris; the Sackners purchased a few books from him. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

point d'ironie: Homage to Chen Zhen. No.20 / Ken Lum., 2001

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Identifier: CC-35913-37677
Scope and Contents

A momento-mori for Chen Zhen by Ken Lum. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

P.Scott Makela, 39, Pioneering Graphic Designer, Dies / Heller, Steven; Poynor R., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-32416-33989
Scope and Contents

Makela was a leading figure in the creation of a new 90's electronic esthetic. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Raymond Federman, 81, Novelist and Beckett Scholar / Fox, Margalit; Federman R., 2009

 Item
Identifier: CC-50254-71321
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive holds a large number of Raymond Federman's books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

Revue Nul=0. No.2/Apr / Herman de Vries, Henk Peeters, editors ; Manzoni P ; Klein Y ; Dorfles G ; Aubertin B., 1963

 Item
Identifier: CC-38793-40707
Scope and Contents

This issue was dedicated to the memory of Piero Manzoni and Yves Klein. Four issues were published and the Sackner Archive is missing No.1. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

Richard Eckersley, 65, Graphic Designer, Dies / Heller, Steven., 2006

 Item
Identifier: CC-44886-47058
Scope and Contents

Eckersley was one of the most important book designers of the avant garde in the 20th century. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

Robert Filliou, Max Imdahl, Ernesto de Sousa / Jappe, Elisabeth ; Jappe, George ; Ruhrberg, Karl ; Carneiro, Alberto ; Filliou R., 1989

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Identifier: CC-08178-8339
Scope and Contents

This book consists of brief obituaries of the three artists. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Saul Steinberg, Epic Doodler, Dies at 84 / Boxer, Sarah; Steinberg S., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-32407-33978
Scope and Contents

The art critic Harold Rosenberg described Saul Steinberg as "a writer of pictures, an architect of speech and sounds, a draftsman of philosopical reflections." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999