Porter, Bern, 1911-2004

Person

Staff Only

Biographical / Historical

b. 1911; physicist & methodology specialist

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

A Macro Essay after He Said "I've Left" / Porter, Bern., 1979

Item

Identifier: CC-04106-4184

Dates: 1979

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs(unprocessed)

Bern! Porter! Interview! Conducted by Margaret Dunbar, 1982

Item

Identifier: CC-04166-4245

Scope and Contents

The text of the book mainly is in the form of interviews which lend an insight into Porter's multi-faceted creative life. There are also many tongue-in-cheek comments. Several pages are collaged with artist stamps designed by Carlo Pitttore. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books (unprocessed)

Bern! Porter! Interview! Conducted by Margaret Dunbar, 1982

Item

Identifier: CC-44597-46756

Scope and Contents

The text of the book mainly is in the form of interviews which lend an insight into Porter's multi-faceted creative life. There are also many tongue-in-cheek comments. Several pages are collaged with artist stamps designed by Carlo Pittore. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Books (unprocessed)

Ear Magazine East: 10th Anniversary Special Issue. No.1-2 / Cage J ; Anderson B ; Gibson J ; Porter B ; Friedman K ; LaBarbara J ; Frank P ; Knowles A ; Gordon C ; Adorno O ; Paik NJ ; Hayman R ; Curtay JP ; Johnson T ; Gerlovina R ; Tragtenberg L ; McCaffery S ; MacLow J ; Gerlovin V ; Neuhaus M., 1983

Item

Identifier: CC-13938-14243

Scope and Contents

This issue presents a world-wide survey of avant garde music scores with documentation by the composers that forms a logical sequel to Cage's book "Notations" Something Else Press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Periodicals(unprocessed)

Echolalia: Reproductions of Water Colores / Miller, Henry; Porter B., 1945

Item

Identifier: CC-33767-35431

Scope and Contents

Folder contains 11 black and white reproductions of watercolors by Miller and a personal introduction and photograph of Miller in his studio. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1945

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)