Porter, Bern, 1911-2004
Biographical / Historical
b. 1911; physicist & methodology specialist
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
CRCNCL / Porter, Bern ; Wakest, Liaizon ; Gillespie AL., 1991
CRCNCL / Porter, Bern ; Wakest, Liaizon ; Gillespie AL., 2008
This second edition of the book has been digitized and the images are now colored in contrast to the b&w photocopies in the first edition that is also held by the Sackner Archive, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dieresis, 1969
This book consists of mostly unrelated, b&w photographs, one to each page, probalby taken from magazines. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Found Poems, 2011
This is a reprint of the 1972 edition of "Found Poems" published by Something Else Press with an added introduction by David Byrne and a biographical essay of Bern Porter by Joel Lipman. John M. Bennett describes the Bern Porter holdings at the Ohio State University library as well. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Found Poems, 1972
Founds No.8 / Porter, Bern., 1998
Here Comes Everybody's Don't Book, 1984
Less Than Overweight / Porter, Bern., 1993
Each page reproduces found poetry from popular trade publications, handwriting specimens, and photocollages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Multiple World: An International Survey of Artists' Books / Mallarme S ; Roth D ; Porter B ; Alatalo S ; Barton CJ ; Broaddus JE ; Connor B ; Coolidge C ; Deisler G ; Drescher H ; Drucker J ; Ely T ; Finlay IH ; Gini G ; Hamady W ; Higgins D ; Noel A ; Laxson R ; McClure M ; Rower ASC ; Carvalho J ; Corris M ; Berchenko G ; Ehrenberg F ; Irland B ; Hofstra S ; Keeley S ; Kasper M ; King R ; Lara M ; Lierner B ; Ligorano N ; Reese M ; Lohr H ; Long R ; Lyons J ; McGarry J ; Melhorn-Boe L ; Ng K ; Noel A ; Ohtake S ; Piper A ; Schwarz R ; Strugalla J ; Scobey P ; Sleigh C ; Smith K ; Trusky T ; Tuttle R ; VanHorn E ; Zelevansky L ; Zimmerman P., 1994
This catalogue consists of critical texts that are presented in experimental typographic layouts. A check list of contributors to the exhibition is also included. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
my my Dear me / Porter, Bern., 1985
Each page reproduces a collage made by Bern Porter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Run-On / Porter, Bern., 1975
tHE bOOK OF dO'S, 1982
The Manhattan Telephone Book 1972, 1975
Only the right-sided pages are printed and constitute the page count. The titles of the pages are arranged alphabetically. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Waste Maker 1926-1961, 1972
Typical Issue / Melnicove, Mark; Porter, Bern., 1982
Why My Left Leg is Hot!, 2008
Each page of this book depicts naked and stocking clad legs mostly cropped from magazines. There is a minimum content of found texts. The 1st edition was published in 1989 and is not held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.