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Furnival, Astrid, 1940-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1940

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Be Fruitful and Multiply, 1987

 Item — Box 297: [Barcode: 31858073143582]
Identifier: CC-12235-12459
Scope and Contents

The imagery in this knitted sweater relates to fruit, including the one arm bandit, gambling or fruit machines, a big apple, and a "Be Fruitful..." text. The colors have their basis in the brightness of Southwestern United States where Furnival knitted this piece at Roswell Institute, New Mexico, during an artistic sabbatical. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Breath by Samuel Beckett / Astrid Furnival., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-10766-10976
Scope and Contents

This sweater was commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. The text on the sweater, is knitted in shades of indigo blue to indicate the rise and fall of light on the stage during the performance of the minimalist play by Samuel Beckett entitled "Breath." The performance consists of slowly inhaling and exhaling a single breath. The text of the play provides stage and lighting directions as the visual associations for this breath. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Erik Satie / Furnival, John, editor ; Hodges, Stuart, editor ; Birch, Gary, editor ; Bailey P ; Breakwell I ; Christie J ; Clark TA ; Furnival A ; Williams J ; Furnival J ; Johnson R ; King R ; Phillips T ; Meyer T., 1976

 Item
Identifier: CC-12229-12453
Scope and Contents

This folder is a tribute to Erik Satie, along with an exhibition and concert on the 25th anniversary of his death. Tom Phillips and Ron King contributed the colored prints in addition to the black and white versions also in this folder. The Phillips print is a page of A Humument. There were 50 copies of a signed edtion with handcolored prints by Phillips and King and 30 artist proofs with handcolored prints by Phillips and King in this edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Erik Satie / John Furnival, editor ; Stuart Hodges, editor ; Gary Birch, editor ; Atkinson D ; Bailey P ; Breakwell I ; Christie J ; Clark TA ; Furnival A ; Furnival J ; Williams J ; Johnson R ; King R ; Phillips T ; Meyer T ; Satie E., 1976

 Item
Identifier: CC-12228-12452
Scope and Contents

This folder is a tribute to Erik Satie, along with an exhibition and concert on the 25th anniversary of his death. This edition contains prints by Tom Phillips and Ron King in black and white. There were 50 copies of a signed edition with handcolored prints by Phillips and King and 30 artist proofs with handcolored prints by Phillips and King in this edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Lady Midnight / John Furnival; Astrid Furnival., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-10738-10947
Scope and Contents

This sculpture serves as a support for Astrid Furnival's knitted sweater "Un Coup de Des." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Lady Midnight / John Furnival; Astrid Furnival., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-10738-10947
Scope and Contents

This sculpture serves as a support for Astrid Furnival's knitted sweater "Un Coup de Des." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

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