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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1478 Collections and/or Records:

Codex Atorrantis / Wright, Edward., 1984

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Identifier: CC-39971-41938
Scope and Contents As indicated in a 1985 exhibition catalogue sponsored by the British Arts Council, the idea for a new codex appears in the first notebook as part of the Central School teaching programme: like a Mexican codex in concertina form but 'applied to modern wrapping paper, one side only'. The notion lay dormant for many years but from 1972 its advances and vicissitudes are chronicled in the notebooks. Wright was working at that time on his article 'The Essential Book'. Peguy was the exemplary craftsman: for him 'a book meant a total commitment to social and spiritual truth. . . A book meant writing, editing, printing, proof correcting, publishing and even opening a bookshop in the Rue de la Sorbonne'- the making and the message were inseparable.In an article written in a 1991 issue of Eye magazine on Wright's work, the form of the codex is quite roughly made and free of grand summarising gestures. The chief subject is lunfardo, the slang of the vagrant people of Buenos Aires. This code...
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)

Codex Atorrantis / Wright, Edward., 1984

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Identifier: CC-27684-28772
Scope and Contents As indicated in a 1985 exhibition catalogue sponsored by the British Arts Council, the idea for a new codex appears in the first notebook as part of the Central School teaching programme: like a Mexican codex in concertina form but 'applied to modern wrapping paper, one side only'. The notion lay dormant for many years but from 1972 its advances and vicissitudes are chronicled in the notebooks. Wright was working at that time on his article 'The Essential Book'. Peguy was the exemplary craftsman: for him 'a book meant a total commitment to social and spiritual truth. . . . A book meant writing, editing, printing, proof correcting, publishing and even opening a bookshop in the Rue de la Sorbonne'- the making and the message were inseparable.In an article written in a 1991 issue of Eye magazine on Wright's work, the form of the codex - is quite roughly made and free of grand summarising gestures. The chief subject is lunfardo, the slang of the vagrant people of Buenos Aires. This...
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)

Codice Trasparente / Alessandro Algardi., 1971

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Identifier: CC-25679-26139
Dates: 1971
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

Codice Trasparente / Alessandro Algardi., 1971

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Identifier: CC-25679-26139
Dates: 1971
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

Colidouescapo / De Campos, Augusto., 1971

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Identifier: CC-14896-15209
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: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Collaged Border Theory / Osowski, F'nL., 1999

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Identifier: CC-36573-38375
Scope and Contents

The pages are collaged with map fragments and printed texts. The authors are Francis Osowski and Leonie aka Catherine Bourbon. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999
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)

Collages, 1991

 Item — Box 339: [Barcode: 31858072491248]
Identifier: CC-23994-24444
Dates: 1991
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST BOOKS AND POETRY/BOOK OBJECTS

Collages, 1991

 Item — Box 339: [Barcode: 31858072491248]
Identifier: CC-23995-24445
Dates: 1991
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST BOOKS AND POETRY/BOOK OBJECTS

Collection Ou: The Electronic Revolution [Deluxe Edition]. No.2 / William S. Burroughs ; Brion Gysin ; Henri Chopin, editor., 1971

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Identifier: CC-17047-17403
Scope and Contents

Translated into French by Jean Chopin. Printed on Hayle paper. -- 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: Periodicals(unprocessed)

Collection: Zerosscopiz 845: Duplications, Dedoublements. No.11 / Horacio Zabala., 1984

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Identifier: CC-18018-18388
Scope and Contents

Images taken from news magazine covers are mixed with visual paintings by Zabala in a grid of four that are laid out as one or four grids to the page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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: Periodicals(unprocessed)

Collection: Zerosscopiz 845: Franco-American-Russian Friendship. No.7 / Irene Bakhchanyan ; Vagrich Bakhchanyan ; Gerlovina R., 1981

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Identifier: CC-18017-18387
Scope and Contents

Photographs of the authors and Rimma Gerlovina were repetitively photocopied and enlarged to create a disintegrating image in a style like that Emmett Williams utilized with the photocopier process. The disintegration of the images progress from the back to the front of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981
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)

Collection: Zerosscopiz 845: Ou Sideralisation d'un Espace Quotidien. Mo.13 / Llys Dana., 1985

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Identifier: CC-18019-18389
Scope and Contents

Llys Dana aka RA. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985
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)

Collection: Zerosscopiz 845: Reprenons la Ponctuation a Zero (0). No.0 / Julien Blaine., 1980

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Identifier: CC-28234-29402
Scope and Contents

This periodical was presented to the Sackners after a racous dinner and wine with Julien Blaine, Adriano Spatola and his brother, and, Paul Vangelista. -- 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: Periodicals(unprocessed)

Collective Farm: Letters to the USSR. No.2 / Valeriy Gerlovin, Rimma Gerlovina, editors ; Bakhchanyan V ; Baroni V ; Blaine J ; Bleus G ; Hendricks J ; Gerlovin V ; Gerlovina R ; Groh K ; Zelevansky P ; Cole D ; CrackerJackKid ; Olbrich JO ; Truck F ; Frank P ; Friedman K ; Furnival J ; Heidsieck B ; Toche J ; Makarevich I ; Uccello P ; C.D.O.., 1982

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Identifier: CC-17979-18349
Scope and Contents

The covers of this artist book, edited by the Gerlovins, are kraft paper envelopes; the front cover contains a loose folded sheet for the colophon and the back cover information on Issue No.3. Each of the other 21 envelopes consists of a cellophane windowed, white paper envelope that contains a contribution by the artist/poet. Most but not all of the contents of the contributions deal with Russian themes. -- 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: Periodicals(unprocessed)

Collextion 1: ABC (Deluxe Edition). No.11 / Lucio Del Pezzo., 1976

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Identifier: CC-18356-18728
Scope and Contents

Alphabetical text after J.C. Steingruber (1773) consisting of letters based on flat architectural plans. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976
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)

Collextion 1: Oh Wie Ich Deine Kurven Liebe! (Deluxe Edition). No.12 / Klaus Ritterbush., 1976

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Identifier: CC-18358-18730
Dates: 1976
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)

Collextion 1: The Theory and Praxis of Rubber Stamping (Deluxe Edition). No.13 / Gerald Leo Minkoff., 1976

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Identifier: CC-18359-18731
Scope and Contents

Text of book repeats title in letters shaped with human figures. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976
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)

Colorful Tales / Cherches, Peter., 1983

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Identifier: CC-16944-17300
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: Books (unprocessed)

Colour etc / Gette, Paul-Armand., 1987

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Identifier: CC-41509-43497
Scope and Contents

The edition consisted of 12 numbered and signed copies and four artist proofs that contained the reief print and three additional prints. In addition, 90 ordinary copies did not include the relief print and three additional prints. The images consist of young girl's bottom underware. -- 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)

Come again? / Crombie, John., 2003

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Identifier: CC-42098-44099
Scope and Contents

The text consists of words or phrases that playupon the word "Kickshaws." For example, one page reads Prickshaws? Tickgauze? Thickdraws? Sickshaws? in different typefaces. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003
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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