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Steen, Vagn

 Person

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Be Thirteen One Three / Steen, Vagn., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-28176-29339
Scope and Contents

Steen separated the components of the letter "B" so that it equals the number thirteen or one and three. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Digte? / Steen, Vagn., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-39764-41727
Scope and Contents

This was Steen's first published book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Red Dor [Red Door] / Steen, Vagn., 1963

 Item
Identifier: CC-33337-34975
Scope and Contents

The Danish words "red" and "dor" are superimposed in large black typefaces and set upon the red background of this print. The image is also reproduced in Steen's book "riv selv," that is also held by the Sackner Archive. *WEB Steen 2002. According to Steen, this silkscreen was printed in 1963. He was uncertain as to whether it was done in 1963 or 1964. The poem is mirrored so that the viewer can also read it from the verso. Steen takes the Danish word for red (ROD), and mirrors the first letter, If the reader views it from behind, and gets the Danish word for door (DOR). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963

riv selv / Steen, Vagn., 1965

 Item
Identifier: CC-40652-42626
Scope and Contents

This book is an anthology of Steen's works dating to at least 1963. It reproduces his print, "Red Dor;" the actual print is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

T.O.P. / Ockerse, Tom; Steen V., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-38368-40270
Scope and Contents

Vagn Steen contributed an essay in the brochure explaining the symbols used by Ockerse in his prints. Steen considered Ockerse's work as poems, games and performances. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

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