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Wright, Edward, 1912-1988

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Ken Cox Memorial / the sun-cheese wheel-ode; a double-rolling- gloster memorial forkencox [white background] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Wright E., 1968

 Item — Folder 35: [Barcode: 31858072459948]
Identifier: CC-53335-100045
Scope and Contents

This copy has a white background onto are which printed colored letters dictated by the analysis on the verso. William Allen comments: "Dom Sylvester's memorial to the artist Ken Cox, who died in November 1968 after a tragic accident. This double-sided print was printed at the Compton Press, Salisbury, in orange and green on yellow stock. The verso side of the print features silkscreen, together with the title and date. Recto, printed in black, contains the full length title "Ken Cox Memorial/Sun-Cheese wheel-ode, a double-rolling-gloster memorial for kencox" and the complex workings of Houedard's Consonant and Vowel System, as well as acknowledging Semi-Bold Flaxman by Edward Wright. The letters K- E- N- C- O- X are missing from the composition - reflecting the loss of the artist. Less than 300 prints were produced on white, pink and yellow stock." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Ken Cox Memorial / the sun-cheese wheel-ode; a double-rolling- gloster memorial forkencox [yellow background] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Wright E., 1968

 Item — Folder 35: [Barcode: 31858072459948]
Identifier: CC-53334-100044
Scope and Contents

This copy has a yellow background onto are which printed colored letters dictated by the analysis on the verso. William Allen comments: "Dom Sylvester's memorial to the artist Ken Cox, who died in November 1968 after a tragic accident. This double-sided print was printed at the Compton Press, Salisbury, in orange and green on yellow stock. The verso side of the print features silkscreen, together with the title and date. Recto, printed in black, contains the full length title "Ken Cox Memorial/Sun-Cheese wheel-ode, a double-rolling-gloster memorial for kencox" and the complex workings of Houedard's Consonant and Vowel System, as well as acknowledging Semi-Bold Flaxman by Edward Wright. The letters K- E- N- C- O- X are missing from the composition - reflecting the loss of the artist. Less than 300 prints were produced on white, pink and yellow stock." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Stitch In Time Saves Nine / 1 st2tch 3n t4m5 s6v7s n8n9 / Wright, Edward., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-54539-62732
Scope and Contents

The purple numbers from 1 to 9 replace the vowels in the words.The letters are pink colored. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

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