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Furnival, John, 1933-2020

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1933-05-29-

Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:

Adam's First Words to Eve / Furnival, John., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-12698-12941
Scope and Contents

A reclining, naked Adam is depicted in Classical sculptural imagery enunciating, "So what? Small is Beautiful! -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

After the Russian / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Furnival, John., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-12460-12687
Scope and Contents

Finlay's three worded constellations serve as captions for Furnival's drawing of a Russian sailor and ship. First published in London Magazine in January 1969. This work is cited as a pamphlet (also held by Sackner Archive) but not as a print. There is also a signed edition of 300 copies.There is no reproductions in the Finlay Prints 1963-1997 book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

After the Russian / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Furnival, John., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-12459-12686
Scope and Contents

Finlay's three worded constellations serve as captions for Furnival's drawing of a Russian sailor and ship. First published in London Magazine in January 1969. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

[Although the Meteorological] / Furnival, John., 1997

 Item — Folder 38: [Barcode: 31858072459989]
Identifier: CC-28539-29821
Scope and Contents

A drawing of four windows in a partially drawn bolted door. The graphite pencil is worked onto the surface of the paper so that the glass panes have a silvery reflection. The complete text printed at the top of the drawing reads, " Although the Meteorological Office has not yet released the forecast for September, it is not expected to be a cheerful one. " Part of a series of eight prints in collaboration with Jonathan Williams, "St Swithin's Swivet." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

An Obsolete Native of Dent... / Furnival, John., 1996

 Item — Folder 38: [Barcode: 31858072459989]
Identifier: CC-13337-13638
Scope and Contents

Depicts a summer landscape through double windows and lists 19 words, several archaic or made-up, that describe the weather. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Ant on Bruckner / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-12684-12927
Scope and Contents

This card is also designated Jargon Society Card No.17. It depicts a portrait of the composer, Anton Bruckner, with an ant on his head. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Arcueil: Ca - Tea-Leaves / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan; Vince John., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-13291-13592
Scope and Contents

Ca - Tea in the title can be read as [Erik] Satie, the French avant garde music composer who is depicted in full figure view at the top of the pedestal in this print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Bordeaux Vineyard: Chateau d'Issan / Furnival, John., 1986

 Item — Folder 38: [Barcode: 31858072459989]
Identifier: CC-13178-13479
Scope and Contents

In the Locative and Vocative Case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Bordeaux Vineyard: Chateau Latour / Furnival, John., 1986

 Item — Folder 38: [Barcode: 31858072459989]
Identifier: CC-13176-13477
Scope and Contents

In The Locative and Vocative Case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Bright Patches / Furnival, John., 1994

 Item — Folder 38: [Barcode: 31858072459989]
Identifier: CC-13169-13470
Scope and Contents

This is one of a series of 11 prints done in collaboration with Jonathan Williams that deal with the weather in Cumbria. This depicts a gloomy landscape from a window vantage showing grazing sheep. There are bright patches of red on backs of the Ewes indicating their owner as well as blue color on their backs. The ram's feet is placed into blue dye before they are put into the field with the Ewes so that farmers can tell when Ewes were serviced. In The Locative and Vocative Case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Bunting at Brigflatts / Furnival, John., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-13296-13597
Scope and Contents

This depicts the poet Basil Bunting standing outside his house with the caption, "all sounds fall still, fellside bleat, hide-and-seek peewit." The Archive hold the print from the Letters to the Great Dead Series with the same image. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Ca - Tea-Leaves! / Furnival, John; Picabia F; Satie E., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-13260-13561
Scope and Contents

Stored in The Locative and Vocative Case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Christmas / Holiday Broadside: An Arabesk for Frederick Delius at the Year's End. No.3 / John Furnival ; Jonathan Williams., 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-12230-12454
Scope and Contents

This is a Christmas broadside from The University Libraries with drawing by Furnival and poetry by Williams. The title of this series was later changed to Holiday Broadside. The edition consists of 50 numbered and signed copies. The Sackner copy is signed but unnumbered. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

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

Close-up. Rooksmoor / Furnival, John., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-13173-13474
Scope and Contents

Rooksmoor is the name of Furnival's house/village. The image depicts a black and white rendition of a Lungwort that was adapted from a watercolor sent to the Sackners as part of a letter (1991) from Furnival. In The Locative and Vocative Case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Danger! Un Chataigner Peut en Cacher un Autre / Furnival, John., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-28601-29890
Scope and Contents

The image is a realistically drawn row of trees and bushes in a field. The number of prints in this edition is unknown. The series of three prints is depicted on facing pages 50-51 in Furnival's book, "The Locative-Vocative Cases" but is misdated as '2004.' the title is translated to "Danger! A chestnut tree can hide another." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Egg Series: Curate's Egg, Imperially Hatched, In Parts / Furnival, John., 1976

 Item
Identifier: CC-13276-13577
Scope and Contents

Curate is a British term for the assistant to a vicar of the Church of England. The drawing consists of hatched fragments of an egg shell with a lower case letter on each fragment that together spell "eggshellent." Here Furnival appears to be poking fun at the British religious institution. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Egg Series: Egg Legs It Right / Furnival, John., 1976

 Item
Identifier: CC-13271-13572
Scope and Contents

Half of an egg shell is depicted on the right side; the caption in bold cursive text is placed in the lower center of the drawing. The word "legs" references the shape on the left that also resembles a knee. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Egg Series: Eggs Sit Left / Furnival, John., 1976

 Item
Identifier: CC-13272-13573
Scope and Contents

Viewed from above, the two parts of the egg shell in this drawing might be interpreted as the thigh meeting the knee. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

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