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Porter, Bern, 1911-2004

 Person

Biographical / Historical

b. 1911; physicist & methodology specialist

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

CRCNCL / Porter, Bern ; Wakest, Liaizon ; Gillespie AL., 2008

 Item
Identifier: CC-48891-69928
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2008

Dieresis, 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-59657-52169
Scope and Contents

This book consists of mostly unrelated, b&w photographs, one to each page, probalby taken from magazines. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Found Poems, 2011

 Item
Identifier: CC-59671-10002735
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2011

Less Than Overweight / Porter, Bern., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-04582-4669
Scope and Contents

Each page reproduces found poetry from popular trade publications, handwriting specimens, and photocollages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

my my Dear me / Porter, Bern., 1985

 Item
Identifier: CC-59672-51468
Scope and Contents

Each page reproduces a collage made by Bern Porter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

The Manhattan Telephone Book 1972, 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-59673-52175
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1975

Why My Left Leg is Hot!, 2008

 Item
Identifier: CC-48840-69875
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2008