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Found poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 899 Collections and/or Records:

[German Text], 2004

 Item — Box 302: [Barcode: 31858073143590]
Identifier: CC-52332-73455
Scope and Contents

The tube is collaged with paper that contains old German text. It is burnt at the edges. Two corks seal the ends. The rod is collaged with letraset letters and is wrapped in tissue paper that is printed with wishes for a Happy New Year in an unidentifiable language. It is tied at both ends with string. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

Greetings / Jackman, Sandra., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-30853-32301
Scope and Contents

Painted and found collages are arranged with found text that reads, "From time to time - the mountain - tints - scattered from the clouds - perform - melodies - too slow to tell." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Gronk Intermediate Series: May 1931. No.5 / Gerry Gilbert., 1976

 Item
Identifier: CC-36927-38760
Scope and Contents

The texts were abstracted from the Vancouver Sun newspaper May 19-31, 1931. The weather maps depicted in this book were taken from corresponding issues in 1976. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Ground Rock Salt Grade, 1971

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Cobbing, Bob (2 of 3): [Barcode: 31858072491313]
Identifier: CC-17784-18154
Scope and Contents

A polyvinyl fragment from a found bag was utilized as the stencil for the print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971