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Constellations of Abbreviations / Shaw, Karen., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35691-37441

Scope and Contents

Shaw drew in white paint, abbreviations, e.g., USA, NYU, NBC, etc., over braille with a grey background, as a simulation for constellations of stars in the sky. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1996

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 drawing (braille paper, ink wash, white paint) in mat (paper, painted) + mat (museum board)) ; drawing 28 x 30 cm, in mats 37 x 38 cm and 49 x 50 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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Physical Location

flat files

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: New York : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: K.S. 96 (l.r.); Karen Shaw 1996 (c.- mat verso). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: RED; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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