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Furnival, John, 1933-2020

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1933-05-29-

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Claude Has Come into the Garden, 1974

 Item — Folder 58: [Barcode: 31858072537925]
Identifier: CC-13292-13593
Scope and Contents

Depicts a drawing of Claude Debussy standing at the front of a labyrinth, with architectural renderings at the left, parts of Debussy's music in the clouds, and a bat in storm clouds at the top right. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Dorothy / Furnival, John, editor ; Bailey P ; Albert-Birot P ; Cox K ; Furnival A ; Furnival J ; Houedard DS ; Kostelanetz R ; Phillips T., 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-12234-12458
Scope and Contents

This catalogue was printed for a group exhibition organized by Furnival. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Following the Footsteps of Nature / Furnival, John., 1987

 Item — Folder 38: [Barcode: 31858072459989]
Identifier: CC-13258-13559
Scope and Contents

This line drawing depicts a labyrinth from a horizontal-vertical aspect with a central figure of Mother Nature followed by a man, dressed in a robe, who holds a lantern. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Liber Amicorum 1964-1984 / Furnival, John ; Bertini G ; Mortimer I ; Jones D ; Johnson R ; Brown J ; Random S ; James J ; Blaine J ; Mathews H ; Williams J ; Mills S ; Fisher R ; Wayte N ; Houedard DS ; Henri A ; King R ; McCarthy C ; Taylor A ; Jandl E ; Birney E ; Mayer HJ ; Hoffberg J ; Gerz J ; Rypson P ; Lijn L ; Burri S ; Fox H ; Spiegelman L ; Nuttall J ; Warschauer H ; Crozier R ; Wheatley S ; Gette PA ; Seuphor M ; Phillips T ; Chopin H ; Furnival J ; Calos N ; Mendes G ; Knowles A ; Higgins D ; Page R ; Musgrove K ; Christie J ; Cobbing B ; Lane B ; Kostelanetz R ; Rothenberg J ; Williams E ; Ackerman D ; Ackerman MS ; Power K ; Furnival A ; Jandl E ; Wright E ; Couworth J ; Horovitz M ; Horovitz F ; Hayter S ; Richard C ; Metcalf P ; Zurbrugg N ; Curtay JP ; Albert-Birot P ; Rotella M ; Finlay IH ; Breakwell I ; Nannucci M ; Schauffelen KB ; Turnbull G ; deMelo e Castro EM ; Meyer T ; Demarco R ; Kostelanetz R ; Clark TA ; Clark L ; Gardner I ; Johnston S ; Gerlovina R ; Gerlovin V ; Adrian M -., 1985

 Item
Identifier: CC-13141-13438
Scope and Contents Includes a calligraphic drawing on the Labyrinth, Abracadabra, and Rimbaud's "Vowel's" by Furnival that extends over 3 pages. The optical typewriter poem was done by Charles Cameron in 1966. The micrographic, collaged drawing was made by Peter James. Two pages consist of Houedard works, viz., shaped typewriter poem undated, pop-up typewriter poem undated, 2 typewriter poems undated and 3 typewriter poems dated 140164, 091263, 190964; also, ink drawing 090663 and photograph. Also, includes two ink drawings (1954) and two typewriter poems (1981) by Houedard. Contains a proof copy of Stampart 1, Coracle (1977) and a colored print from Furnival's Erik Satie (1976) by Ron King. Also, includes print (lauter) and sound poem, (hosi + anna, Verlag Klaus Wagenbach, 1971) by Jandl, shaped ink poem by Birney, ink drawing by Hansjorg Mayer, concrete poem with colored text by Emmett Williams, a watercolor spanning 2 pages by Samuel Buri, ink drawing by Nuttall, and typing by Wheatley. It also...
Dates: 1985

Parole Parabole , 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-13270-13571
Scope and Contents

The drawing and its frame have an octogonal shape. The labyrinth was taken from Furnival's illustrated book, "Blind Date." The words "Parole, Parabole and Parabolique" are written run-on and in some places on top of the original words in the passages of the labyrinth as viewed from above. The text appears to be an attempt to solve the correct route for exiting the labyrinth. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

[Shakespeare, His Maze] / Furnival, John., 1976

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Identifier: CC-13225-13526
Scope and Contents

The calligraphic text at the bottom of the work reads, "Shakespeare, his maze, His Queen, the Lord Southampton, & the dark lady, with the gestures of Rhetorick." Each of the above mentioned is pictured in the print. Several of these elements are present in the drawing on wooden board held in the Sackner Archive. Stored in Odds & Sods. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

W ort, 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-13269-13570
Scope and Contents

The drawing on an blind intaglio print of a labyrinth was taken from Furnival's illustrated book, "Blind Date." The text at the bottom of this six sided drawing reads "Das War Der In Mitte W ort." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

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