Picture poetry
Found in 230 Collections and/or Records:
Fluxus and Friends Going out for a Drive, 1983
Each page reproduces a colored polaroid photograph taken by Ben. Most photographs depict toys or dolls and are captioned by Ben with the name of the artist written in ink. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Following the Footsteps of Nature / Furnival, John., 1987
This line drawing depicts a labyrinth from a horizontal-vertical aspect with a central figure of Mother Nature followed by a man, dressed in a robe, who holds a lantern. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Four Parts Sand, 1972
The Sackner Artchive holds another copy without a dust jacket. This book is divided into four sections, each depicting representative work of a single poet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Four Parts Sand, 1972
This copy is missing the dust jacket -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Fuck Don't Kill, 2000
Gangsta Penguin , 2005
This print was also published in a larger size, 30" x 18", in an edition of 100 copies. The web site of Silo-Design depicts the characters that portray the penguin image as interactive type. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Gateway to a Grove, 1985
This work is based upon a design by the Elizabethan architect, Inago Jones. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Grains of Salt, 1996
Jo Hincks did the linocuts illustrating Finlay's one-word poems that appear, one to each page. Harry Gilonis provided the commentary on the poems and the concept of the one-word poem. He explains the background behind the Nautical terms employed by Finlay as the one-word poem relating to the various titles. This book was published on the occasion of an exhibition that was designed by Finlay and Simig. Colin Sackett laid out the typography. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Grove, n. , 1987
The image of a classical Greek temple fronted by trees is based upon a quotation from Milton's "The Passion" viz., The gentle neighborhood of GROVE and spring, Would soon unbosum all their echos mild..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
happy fuck a llama day, 1966
The image accompanying this poem is an abstraction of a barge (on the Cayuga river flowing through Cleveland) with musical notes eminating from its foghorn. The poem refers to the fact that the river caught on fire because of heavy pollution near the time the poem was written. The title of the poem is "the foghorns of the barges" and reads, sing to me mournful - sing to me mad - sing to me mist and magic - and everyone else as the city sneaks out of the haze - we laugh and throw firecrackers at it." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Head, 1990
Highlights: A Homage to Andre Derain, 1997
The photographs consist of images of tree trunks and branches painted by Janet Boulton and photographed by Robin Gillanders. The images satisfy the caption on the first page, viz., HIGHLIGHT, n., a mark, sign, or medal, awarded by the light. The book was printed and bound by Colin Sackett. One copy of this book was given by Finlay to the Sackners as a Christmas gift. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Homage to Mozart , 1970
Depicts a sailing ship with its name "Mozart." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Homage to the Square, the Blacks, Ian Hamilton Finlay & Marshall McLuhan, 1968
Printed on white paper. The image on the inside back cover is a small, hand drawn, black square. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Homage to the Square, the Blacks, Ian Hamilton Finley & Marshall McLuhan, 1968
Printed on gray paper; the Sackner Archive also has a copy printed on white paper. The image on the inside back cover is a small, hand drawn, black square. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[How he hated...] , 1984
This card is part of the Bug House Archives. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Huff Lane, 2000
According to this book, published to commemorate Christmas 2000, HUFF, n. is defined as follows: a fit of anger, sulks, or offended dignity (Chambers); a fit of petulance caused by an affront (Oxford); an armed withdrawal (IHF). The pages consist of black and white photographs of plants in Finlay's gardens as well as wood or stone engraved benches with aphorisms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Hulls (1) Hulls (2), 1998
Hulls (1) consists of 43 leaves of intersperced single names of fishing boats, one to a page, with varied numbers of colored paper stock signifying the colors on their hulls. Hulls (2) uses the names of the colors, black on 22 leaves of white paper stock to identify the hulls. The books were made by Colin Sackett. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
HUMPHRIES Out That The Rib-Planes Decline, 1990
This drawing that depicts an anatomical view of the thorax with text from an ancient anatomy book was given as a gift to the Sackners for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
I Am Here, 2000
The images are reminiscent of those by Raymond Pettibone. The prints originated from ink wash drawings on white, blue, pink, and yellow paper stock. Some of the prints are folded. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
