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Letter picture

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1176 Collections and/or Records:

[Letter Tower] / Finch, Peter., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-13063-13358
Scope and Contents

Consists of a tower of calligraphically rendered letters; the print has been numbered 22 by Finch in the lower left corner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Lettera & Risposta / Villa, Emilio ; Cegna, Giorgio., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-55531-63541
Scope and Contents

The covers and pages depict black typewriter ribbons that have been typed with seemingly random white letters even though the book is labeled a novel on the front cover. The ribbons are arranged in a variety of non-ordered layouts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Lettergreep / Elffers, Dick., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-14370-14679
Scope and Contents

This book consists of large typeface, typographic, constructivistic compositions. Edition size is unstated but probably quite limited. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

[Letters and Numbers], 1986

 Item — Folder 80: [Barcode: 31858072538394]
Identifier: CC-20834-21242
Scope and Contents

The drawing on a heavy brown paper utilizes a grid of graphite inscribed squares that are filled in a random fashion with vividly painted letters and numbers. The latter appeared to have been laid out with a stencil and encompassed one to three square constellations. The attachment of meaning to the letters, numbers, and their lay-out is not readily apparent. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

[Letters] / Neide Sa., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-38837-40752
Scope and Contents

Each leaflet has a single letter printed oon it. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letters] / Neide Sa., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-38837-40752
Scope and Contents

Each leaflet has a single letter printed oon it. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Letters Patterns Structures, 2009

 Item
Identifier: CC-50431-71499
Scope and Contents

This is a "proof copy" of the book according to Topel. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

liber mobile / Pfeiffer, Werner., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-47888-68910
Scope and Contents

This is an interactive book with no prearrangement of pages or foldings that consists of images of letters, words and numbers that can be altered by the reader into a large number of variations. These elements are printed in varied fonts, dimensions and colors. The pages also have large perforations at different sites that provide layering of the texts from one page to others beneath it. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Limits / Gibbs, Michael., 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-44590-46748
Scope and Contents

Each page depicts a random arrangement of letters with spacing as if text were cancelled out by white-out. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Limits / Gibbs, Michael., 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-44591-46749
Scope and Contents

Each page depicts a random arrangement of letters with spacing as if text were cancelled out by white-out. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

litryscrip: A Pound Note. No.1 / Nicky Drumbolis., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-07428-7572
Scope and Contents

Drombolis recommends using these leaflets as money to buy books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Livro de Sonetos, 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-16193-16536
Scope and Contents

Avelino de Araujo was born in 1963 in Patu-RN, currently lives in Natal, where he is also a physician and artist. Produces literature / visual / intersemiotic / experimental poetry since 1979, his works have been printed in over 250 magazines, newspapers and anthologies on all continents. The author also has several works in textbooks and an active participant in Mail Art Art in the 70s, 80s and 90s. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Lletra Coixa/Letra Coja, 1996

 Item — Box 48: [Barcode: 31858072538667]
Identifier: CC-28028-29182
Scope and Contents

The poem object consists of a large wooden capital letter 'A' with one of its legs shortened and placed over a pile of lower case, cut-out, black paper letters and crosses. The letters 'u' & 'd' can be distinguish among others in this pile. Since the title of this work is "Lewd Woman Letter," the 'A' probably symbolizes adultress, as in "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996