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Found poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 896 Collections and/or Records:

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

[Hands] / Olbrich, Jurgen O.., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-32251-33811
Scope and Contents

This print was made by photocopying one hand of Ruth and one of Marvin Sackner and overlaying fragmented printed offset text from a printing company. It constituted a project organized by Olbrich in the printing plant that was produced in book format. The book is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Handschriftliches, 1993

 Item — Box 292: [Barcode: 31858072460714]
Identifier: CC-23752-24199
Scope and Contents

Five drawings were made by Cepl and 4 drawings and a collage by Broel. All of the works are unique in this edition of 30. Broel's drawings were superimposed on sheets of found handwriting by others while Cepl's are in his own calligraphy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993