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Calligraphic text

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2960 Collections and/or Records:

Snake Dream Book / Jack A. Hirschman., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-08989-9166
Scope and Contents

Theme relates to a surrealistic dream of Hirschman. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Snakes, Mongooses / Montessori, Elisa., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-06678-6797
Scope and Contents

The artist used found ancient handwritten texts as the background for the drawings as well as her own copied written poetry of Marianne Moore. The artist was born in Genoa in 1931 but lives and works in Rome. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

So Long Long Song - Epitaph for Lorine Niedicker / Furnival, John., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-13198-13499
Scope and Contents

The poem was presented in a bold, classic calligraphic style. It was subsequently utilized in Openings Press Card Series No.14. The verso depicts an incomplete line drawing of a non-objective shape. The print is depicted on page 132 of Furnival's book, "The Locative-Vocative Cases." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Sobre Arte. No.3 / Carlos Echeverry, Beatriz Jaramille, editors ; Nelly R ; Barea C., 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-44145-46270
Scope and Contents

The envelope is addressed to Ulises Carrion. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Solace at the Solstice / Soll, Ivan; Gomez, Marta., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-40415-42386
Scope and Contents

This is a New Year's greeting card. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Some Journeys in '05 / Cutler-Shaw, Joyce., 2005

 Item
Identifier: CC-46223-48940
Scope and Contents

This card depicts drawings of places that Cutler-Shaw travelled to in 2005 and extends greetings for 2006. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005

some memories of bill / Copithorne, Judith; bissett b., 2006

 Item
Identifier: CC-62624-47876
Scope and Contents

This broadside was a contribution to the book edited by Pew and Roxborough, radiant danse my being: a poetic portrait of bill bissett. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

Song of David / Moreau, Claire., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-28368-29563
Scope and Contents

This painting of large, original letter forms surrounding lines of smaller handwritten French texts is over-painted with shaded lines and washes. Repeated diagonal lines are painted over the large letter forms. The whole work forms a poetic, ephemeral form in subdued colors of gray, burgundy and white. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978