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Was, Elizabeth, 1956-2004

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1956 May 29 - 2004 February 28

Nationality

American

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Magnified Section; from Madison to Cedar Rapids to Dreamtime Village / X-Communication ; Was E., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-00186-194
Scope and Contents

X-Communication is a group that split from ABC No Rio. This book deals with artistic collaborations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Musicmasters Gimmicks, 1987

 Item — Box 284: [Barcode: 31858073143426]
Identifier: CC-24608-25061
Scope and Contents

The box also contains small scraps of paper labeled "Art Litter." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

The Flat Chin / Was, Elizabeth (aka Was, Liz)., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-00494-506
Scope and Contents

Using made-up words like nasolabialis and embouture, the artist has placed them on a wooden support that seems to resemble a tongue. The vertical text reads in part "All roads lead to the flat chin/all roads leave from the flat chin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

[Understanding The Product] / Was, Elizabeth., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-00364-372
Scope and Contents

The lungs in this neo-dada conception are depicted as a missile. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Voyage 1984 Greta Garbo Box, 1984

 Item — Box 152: [Barcode: 31858072459302]
Identifier: CC-26153-26616
Scope and Contents

Images include Greta Garbo and others from the Art World. This also appears in a trade edition which is held by the Sackner Archive. The box and handcoloring make this edition unique. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984