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Was, Elizabeth, 1956-2004

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1956 May 29 - 2004 February 28

Nationality

American

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

dbqp: The Subtle Journal of Raw Coinage #48: Synchroneologisms. No.136/Aug / Geof Huth, editor ; Was E ; Huth G ; lopes d ; Grumman B ; Helsem M ; Cory JJ ; Malok., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-14985-15299
Scope and Contents

Also designated Hit Broadside #18. Includes such neologisms as anarchaos, contradictionary, throught, and manywhere. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Formula For Labor / Was, Elizabeth., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-43168-45224
Scope and Contents

The text consists of made-up words by Was during her first pregnancy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Wakest Aims? Kind Law & Zeal / Was, Elizabeth ; And, Miekal ; Helsem, Michael., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-30670-32112
Scope and Contents

Elizabeth Was uses her abbreviated name "Liz Was" in this book. The authors describe this book as a "composite assembling of styles of visual information...contrasting the hand-drawn with the computer-generated, the cave painting with the graffiti. Language has been twisted to form palindromes & anagrams. Photos have materialized out of nowhere to be assigned neologisms. Glyphs have been etched into paper & slogans have been coined." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989