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Miniature Obscure, No. 7: Culinary, 1997

 Item — Box: 125
Identifier: CC-28812-30127

Scope and Contents

Cards and objects of the same dimensions are stacked into a pyramid shaped, brightly printed, colored box. The artists and poets contributed one or several pieces to this assembling. The ceramic object made by Axel Fabry is a replica of a sunny-side up egg. The booklet is made like a sandwich. All other sheets relate to the theme of food. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1997

Creator

Extent

57 items (1 periodical object) : 47 sheets (folded, printed, photocopied, cut, rubberstamped, sewn, collaged, metal foil, ink, ink colored, handwriting, perforated, handcolored additions) + object (ceramic) + object (cloth, plastic bag) + objects (3 candies, wrapped, plastic bag) + 2 drawings (crayon, graphite) + 4 color photographs + 5 collages + booklet (metal clip, unconventionally shaped) + handmade paper + pamphlet (folded. cloth) + 4 drawings (ink, magic marker) in artist case (cardboard, printed, unconventionally shaped, velcro) ; 15 x 12.2 x 11.5 cm (case) + 11.2 x 11.2 cm (sheet)

Language of Materials

German

English

Original Sackner Archive Location

shelf non-alpha

Custodial History

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

Materials Specific Details

Published: Halle-Saale, Germany; Chemnitz, Germany : Gerhild Ebel/ Cornelia Ahnert. Signed by: most contributors. Copies: About 88 total copies. 38 number copy.

Processing Information

Added by RED; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

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

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