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Language art

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 246 Collections and/or Records:

The Chaldean Inscription / Schafer, R. Murray., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-38642-40551
Scope and Contents This book was published both by Arcana Editions and Underwhich Editions and they appear to be identical. The first page begins with the sentence, "I am all that is all that has been all that shall be and none may lift my veil." With each successive page, Chaldean letters are substituted for the English text until by the last page, the sentence is printed completely in the "Chaldean" language. Thia book is an excellent example of experimental calligraphy.Using a WEB search, the following information about Chaldeans was gleaned. The name Chaldean (pronounces Kal-de'an) stems from one of the ancient groups which inhabited the land presently known as Iraq. In ancient times this area was called Mesopotamia, 'the land between two rivers.' An advanced civilization flourished in this region long before that of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Many tribes desired this Fertile Crescent. Since the time of the Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians, and Chaldeans, it has been a land of many firsts and...
Dates: 1978

The Garden / Astrid Furnival., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-12344-12570
Scope and Contents

The text is based upon the poem "The Garden" by Andrew Marvell, in which Furnival interprets the lines as garden rows. The colors of the wool were hand dyed from natural herbs and plants in her garden. The words are knitted on the tapestry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

The Garden / Astrid Furnival., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-12344-12570
Scope and Contents

The text is based upon the poem "The Garden" by Andrew Marvell, in which Furnival interprets the lines as garden rows. The colors of the wool were hand dyed from natural herbs and plants in her garden. The words are knitted on the tapestry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

[The Individual Artist's Arrogation..., on black], 1980

 Item — Folder 33: [Barcode: 31858072459922]
Identifier: CC-19932-20320
Scope and Contents

The background color of this print is black; the text is the same on all the prints with this title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

[The Individual Artist's Arrogation..., on brown], 1980

 Item — Folder 33: [Barcode: 31858072459922]
Identifier: CC-19940-20328
Scope and Contents

The print is stamped ARTEXT. The color of the text is orange, the background brown and the border is purple. Presumably, the color schema is unique. The text is the same on all the prints with this title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

[The Individual Artist's Arrogation..., on dark gray], 1980

 Item — Folder 33: [Barcode: 31858072459922]
Identifier: CC-19942-20330
Scope and Contents

The print is stamped ARTEXT. The color of the text is purple, the background dark gray and the border is black. Presumably, the color schema is unique. The text is the same on all prints with this title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

[The Individual Artist's Arrogation..., on dark green], 1980

 Item — Folder 33: [Barcode: 31858072459922]
Identifier: CC-19936-20324
Scope and Contents

The print is stamped ARTEXT. The color of the text is yellow, the background dark green and the border is purple. Presumably, the color schema is unique. The text is the same on all prints with this title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

[The Individual Artist's Arrogation..., on gray], 1980

 Item — Folder 33: [Barcode: 31858072459922]
Identifier: CC-19934-20322
Original Sackner Archive Location

The background color of this print is grey; the text is the same on all prints with this title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

[The Individual Artist's Arrogation..., on green], 1980

 Item — Folder 33: [Barcode: 31858072459922]
Identifier: CC-19937-20325
Scope and Contents

The print is stamped ARTEXT. The color of the text is yellow, the background green and the border is black. Presumably, the color schema is unique. The text is the same on all prints with this title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

[The Individual Artist's Arrogation..., on light green/purple], 1980

 Item — Folder 33: [Barcode: 31858072459922]
Identifier: CC-19938-20326
Scope and Contents

The print is stamped ARTEXT. The color of the text is yellow, the background light green and border is purple. Presumably, the color schema is unique. The text is the same on all prints with this title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

[The Individual Artist's Arrogation..., on light green/white], 1980

 Item — Folder 33: [Barcode: 31858072459922]
Identifier: CC-19939-20327
Scope and Contents

The print is stamped ARTEXT. The color of the text is dark green; the background light green and border is white. Presumably, the background color is unique. The text is the same on all prints with this title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

[The Individual Artist's Arrogation..., on orange], 1980

 Item — Folder 33: [Barcode: 31858072459922]
Identifier: CC-19941-20329
Scope and Contents

The print is stamped ARTEXT. The color of the text is black, the background orange and the border is white. Presumably, the color schema is unique. The text is the same on all prints with this title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

[The Individual Artist's Arrogation..., on yellow], 1980

 Item — Folder 33: [Barcode: 31858072459922]
Identifier: CC-19943-20331
Scope and Contents

The print is stamped ARTEXT. The color of the text is green, the background yellow and the border white. presumably, the color schema is unique. The text is the same on all prints with this title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

[The Individual Artist's Arrogation..., photo negative], 1980

 Item — Folder 33: [Barcode: 31858072459922]
Identifier: CC-19945-20333
Scope and Contents

This negative was used to print a suite of prints that are also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

The Sound in My Life / Phillips, Tom., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-46254-48975
Scope and Contents

This is a beatufully attractive concrete poetic/language art print as a classic Phillikps stecilled work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

The Thing, No. 12: Doo.Ri., 2010

 Item — Box 252: [Barcode: 31858072460458]
Identifier: CC-51719-72819
Scope and Contents

The label in the t shirt is recto verso and contains a long list of sizes, cloth contents, cleaning instructions and countrIes in which it is made. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

The Thing, No. 16: Dave Eggers - I Am Your Shower Curtain, 2012

 Item — Box 262: [Barcode: 31858072460516]
Identifier: CC-53544-291298
Scope and Contents

The text printed on the shower curtain reads in part, "I am your shower curtain and I am watching you. The fat that you can be here under this falling water! This as much as any other reason, is why you are here, why you visit, To enjoy this, To feel this. It is good enough. Iti is good enoughto justify every thing else. As told to Dave Eggers October 2011." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2012

Time on His Hands / Salvest, John ; Levin K., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-48322-69347
Scope and Contents

Salvest's artworks are reminiscent to those of Tom Friedman. Kim Levin contributed the introductory essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999