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Visual art

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 5486 Collections and/or Records:

The Ferlinghetti Arcane / Hirschman, Jack A. ; Ferlinghetti L ; Brewton J ; Ginsberg A., 2011

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Identifier: CC-52880-74018
Scope and Contents

This poem by Hirschman describes the life and contributions of Lawrence Ferlingetti, the founder of City Lights Bookstore on his 91st year. Ferlinghetti contributed a illustrative self-portrait and Johnny Brewton did the design and letterpress. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2011

The Fifity Year Sword / Danielewski, Mark Z.., 2012

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Identifier: CC-55530-7779
Scope and Contents Dispersed throughout the textual pages are 68 reproduction pages of stitched and/or pricked pages. In this story set in East Texas, a local seamstress named Chintana finds herself responsible for five orphans who are not only captivated by a storyteller's tale of vengeance but by the long black box he sets before them. As midnight approaches, the box is opened, a fateful dare is made, and the children as well as Chintana come face to face with the consequences of a malice retold and now foretold.Alan Cheuse Dallas Morning News review: This is A seriously experimental confection of modern horror literature. . . . Composed mostly of dialogue, some attributed to various speakers, some not, some near-abstract drawings of needlework constructions, and a lot of white space"”all wrapped in the pages of a very classy piece of book production"”The Fifty Year Sword might be the oddest book of the year. In certain ways, it might be the most interesting and enjoyable. . . . I imagine people...
Dates: 2012

The Final Resting Place of the 10,000 Names of the Buddha / Wagner, D.r., editor ; Collom J ; Simon J ; bissett b ; Deutsch J ; Krech R ; Montgomery G ; Cornillon J ; Grolmes B ; levy da ; Wyatt B ; Wagner Dr., 1970

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Identifier: CC-49237-70279
Scope and Contents

This issue of Rucible Spoon is dedicated by D.r. Wagner to d.a. levy and Bill Wyatt, my brothers in eternity, Gate Gate Para Gate Para Sum Gate Bodhi Shiva! This title is also with minor differences a drawing by d.a. levy that is held by the Sackner Archive. The drawings in this book were done by D.r. Wagner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

The Forgetting Room / Bantock, Nick., 1997

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Identifier: CC-30626-32066
Scope and Contents

Bantock, author of the Griffen & Sabine trilogy, tells the story of the protagonist creating a collage-painting while rediscovering his grandfather's artistic influences. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse / Burroughs, William S.., 1984

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Identifier: CC-22380-22803
Scope and Contents

Speech delivered 1980 at the occasion of the Institute of Ecotechnics' "1980 Planet Earth Conference" in Aix-en-Provence. Book was illustrated by Christof Kohlhofer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

The Four Musicians of Breman / Farrell, Patricia., 1996

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Identifier: CC-45117-47297
Scope and Contents

The poem appears to be a telling of a dream accompanied by semi-realistic/abstract illustrations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

The Garden of Distances / Kelly, Robert ; Mahlknecht, Brigitte ; Dante., 1999

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Identifier: CC-35699-37450
Scope and Contents

The poems by Kelly were inspired by the 38, calligraphic, map-like drawings of Mahlknecht. The process between them was a continuing collaboration between the poet and painter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

The Girl in Glass / Smith, William Jay ; Huizdovsky, Jacques., 2002

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Identifier: CC-42652-44670
Scope and Contents

This book was a birthday present from William Jay Smith to Marvin Sackner. Huizdovsky contributed woodcuts to illustrate the book of love poems by Smith. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

The Grass Poems / McGinniss, James., 1997

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Identifier: CC-30743-32188
Scope and Contents

Wes Disney contributed several abstract, figurative, charcoal drawings that are reproduced in this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

the great indoors / Robson, Aurora., 2008

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Identifier: CC-50262-71329
Scope and Contents

This catalogue depicts large sculptures made from discarded plastic colored bottles. Robson recycles "junk." The two bookmarks are exhibition announcements from Robson's alternative space for other artists house in her studio in Brooklyn. The Sackners visited her there and purchased a collage made from junk mail. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

The Great Orange Shapes Special Ishu #11 / Depew, Wally., 1972

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Identifier: CC-53090-74236
Scope and Contents

Some pages have an orange or blue painted watercolor background. The blank facing page has a bleed through image from the preceding page and is counted as a page according to the recommendation of Wally Depew. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972