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 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2625 Collections and/or Records:

Gadzooks, Pages Alive! / Hutchins, Edward H.., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-39856-41821
Dates: 2002
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)

Galileo Works / Applebroog, Ida., 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-26016-26478
Dates: 1977
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)

Games without Rules/ Inexplicable Return / Fingesten, Peter., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-11344-11560
Scope and Contents

The theme of the book and brochure deals with spoofs on classic modern artists. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964
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)

Ganglia 5 Cent Mimeo Series: Sail. No.29 / bp Nichol., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-36913-38746
Scope and Contents

The inside of this booklet is folded to appear like a sail. Each page has a single word relating to sailing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969
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)

Gap / Scarpino, Tom., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-02284-2324
Dates: 1990
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Booklets (unprocessed)

Gazing / Cole, David., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-19651-20037
Dates: 1986
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)

Genesis / Czerwinska, Johanna., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-28809-30124
Scope and Contents

Czerwinska prepared the text of this book object on a single sheet of light weight, translucent paper, then folded and twisted the pages prior to binding. The reader cannot unfold the pages without destroying the book. The latter is displayed by standing it upright and allowing its pages to cascade out. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987
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)

Genetics Lesson / Fessler, Ann., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-11255-11470
Dates: 1992
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)

[Geometry] / Fritton, Christopher., 2005

 Item
Identifier: CC-45753-47962
Dates: 2005
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Booklets (unprocessed)

Geometry & New Math (books about sex) / Beining G ; Beube D ; Johnston A ; Soppe J ; Johanknecht S ; Prez J ; Hannon B., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-10632-10841
Scope and Contents

The theme of this exhibition is the relation between the book and sexual practices. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996
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)

George Maciunas, Fluxus and the Face of Time Volume II / Truck, Fred ; Maciunas G., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-60657-10003526
Scope and Contents The number of copies of this book are unknown but because of the magic marker lines, no two are exactly the same.Steve Heller on internet describes tenghe original Selectric Composer, announced in 1966, required text to be typed twice. On the first pass, the machine would automatically measure the length of the line, providing the operator with a color+number (i.e. green-2) combination to be noted in the right margin. When the operator finished all lines of the document, they would put a clean sheet of specially coated paper into the machine and engage the justification lever. This time, prior to typing each line of text, the operator would turn a color dial to the noted color, and another dial to the noted number. Once the dials were set, the operator would begin typing the text. While typing, the Composer would insert incremental amounts of additional space between words such that the line would always be flush on the right margin. Errors could not be corrected, and when they...
Dates: 1984
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)

George (Son of My Own Mag). No.4 / Jeff Nuttall, editor., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-30617-32057
Scope and Contents

Stored with My Own Mag. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970
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)

George's Cabal / Joan Iversen Goswell., 2008

 Item
Identifier: CC-51839-72939
Scope and Contents

This book describes the falsehoods of George Bush that led to America's reasons for entering the iraq war. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Poem and Book Objects

Gesetzbuch (Book of Law): Octes / Hartmann, Werner., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-09723-9916
Scope and Contents

Hartmann incorporated 44 hand-drawn pages of his made-up, hieroglyphics on the blank pages at the end of an ancient bookkeeping journal. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980
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)

Gesucht: Mein Vater / Muhsam, Armin., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-41193-43176
Scope and Contents

The book is a letter from Muhsam to Melanie MacRae in America describing his situation in Germany and his great desire to visit the Western United States. The book and drawing are described by the artist as "an imaginary Advent Calendar." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993
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)

[Getty Center Artist Book presented to Marvin A. Sackner] / Baker, Jan., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-26468-26937
Scope and Contents

This book was organized by Mel Edelstein and presented to the participants in the seminar "Reading and the Art of the Book" at the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities. The Sackners were invited to this conference. Jan Baker used printed materials from the Center to form the collages on each page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992
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)

Gewitter im Mai, 1988

 Item — Folder 3: [Barcode: 31858072459419]
Identifier: CC-21623-22034
Dates: 1988
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES

Gilded Self Portrait / Suzanne Reese Horvitz., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-09845-10039
Scope and Contents

Horvitz writes "The text relates to the idea of the Siren & the Siren Sheds Golden Tears." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Poem and Book Objects

Gilded Self Portrait / Suzanne Reese Horvitz., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-09845-10039
Scope and Contents

Horvitz writes "The text relates to the idea of the Siren & the Siren Sheds Golden Tears." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Poem and Book Objects

Giornale / Caruso, Luciano., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-19487-19870
Scope and Contents

The pages are constructed of pages of newspapers over which a rounded, grid of white paper has been pasted. The pages when turned, sound crunchy and have a textured feeling that adds to the book's appeal. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971
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)

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