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 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2614 Collections and/or Records:

Things Constantly Moving Against Electric Current / Huth, Geof., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-09461-9648
Scope and Contents

The poems were written/designed in 1987 and the Endwords in 1992, expressly as part of a gift to Marvin and Ruth Sackner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Thinking Editions / Hutchins, Edward H.., 1999

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Identifier: CC-35477-37213
Scope and Contents

The card is printed on green, orange, pink and yellow stick card stock and must be bent open recto and verso to read the listings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

This / Hirschman, Jack A.., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-09196-9377
Scope and Contents

The theme deals with the new order of Eastern European politics after the collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

This The Mind / Robert The., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-01560-1595
Scope and Contents

The word "THIS" has been cut out of the entire book including the covers with a jigsaw. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Three Letters / Depew, Wally., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-51147-72234
Scope and Contents

The three letters in this book with varied type fonts and placement on the pages are J,K, and X. The last three printed pages depict a cryptic message, e.g., 'K X J,' 'and,' '1 Sign.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Three Words / Depew, Wally., 1973

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Identifier: CC-58080-10001330
Scope and Contents

The three words, rubberstamped each on one of the pages are SHIT, FUCK and CUNT. The remainded of thr pages conist of abstract woodcut prints. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Throne Fog / Crozier, Robin ; Bennett, John M.., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-19962-20350
Scope and Contents

Images of photographic found images of cases and boxes are collaged onto the page with a handwritten label describing the object in a seemingly unrelated way. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Time Art / Mackowiak, Barbara., 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-06090-6204
Scope and Contents

Mackiowiak prints an aphorism on each page which should incorporate the word, "time" but instead substitutes the word "art." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Tits of the Motherland (Poems) by David Burliuk / Nussberg, Lev ; Nussberg, Dika ; Janecek G., 1982

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Identifier: CC-27571-28648
Scope and Contents

This handmade book was published to commemorate the 100th birthday of the poet, David Burliuk, "spiritual rebel and Russian futurist". The verses of Burliuk were collected by Constantin Kuzminsky, Gerald Janecek and Lev Nussberg. The book is divided into two parts: the first half consists of 90 collaged pages, of varying colored papers with Russian Poetry. The second half consists of Burliuk's poetry translated into English, replete with colored pencil drawings over the poetic texts. Several drawings refer to images in the Russian avant garde literatures e.g., a red diamond (Burliuk was a founder of the literary movement Jack of Diamonds), a constructivist coffin (of Malevich ?), a red devil much like the image on the cover of Trou. The poems and illustrations preponderantly deal with the female breast, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

To Be Filled, 1987

 Item — Box 152: [Barcode: 31858072459302]
Identifier: CC-25626-26084
Scope and Contents

Pages of the book are sealed together. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Tofte Journal / Zucker, Joe., 1994

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Identifier: CC-00101-104
Scope and Contents

Published on the occasion of Joe Zucker's exhibition at Nolan/Eckman Gallery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Tola, 1990

 Item — Box 152: [Barcode: 31858072459302]
Identifier: CC-01602-1637
Scope and Contents

The theme of this book deals with women's lips, eyes, and vagina. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Tomzack, 1997

 Item — Box 121: [Barcode: 31858072458072]
Identifier: CC-28804-30118
Scope and Contents

The pages of this book are rolled on a wooden rod and held in place by a malleable lead sheet stamped with the title, "Tomzack." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Tongue Codex / Hirschman, Jack A.., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-09867-10061
Scope and Contents

This book was inspired by Mayan hieroglphics. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992