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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 4850 Collections and/or Records:

Dante's Inferno First Edition Proof Print: V [adam and eve], 1978 - 1979

 Item — Folder 86: [Barcode: 31858072538436]
Identifier: CC-61419-10003946
Scope and Contents This print is one of the proofs for the first edition of Phillips' Dante's Inferno. The completed prints were destroyed in a fire at the Editions Alecto studio and never published as an edition. Phillips subsequently redid the prints in a different manner although he borrowed some of the imagery from the first edition. The prints in a limited edition and a trade edition book were published by Phillips and Thames and Hudson, respectively. A Humument text of this image reads, "lovers / in horror, and / she / motionless, he / slowly filled with tears," "Her / judged / lips trembled /towards him," "passion / done for / -- I have no / emotion" "him / for me / emotion is gone, and / lost / the ghost of / fact / outgrown" "the case of the / emotions / now / withered/ lost soul / the fossil of a / former self / survives / the / mere ghost / of it." "o / perfect / days of romance are over;" "on / and / on" "in / all / ages / eve" "for / ever / eve" "eve / again. / put down the story of this...
Dates: 1978 - 1979

Dante's Inferno First Edition Proof Print: V Semiramis , 1978 - 1979

 Item — Folder 84: [Barcode: 31858072538410]
Identifier: CC-61430-10003957
Scope and Contents

This print is one of the proofs for the first edition of Phillips' Dante's Inferno. The completed prints were destroyed in a fire at the Editions Alecto studio and never published as an edition. Phillips subsequently redid the prints in a different manner although he borrowed some of the imagery from the first edition. The prints in a limited edition and a trade edition book were published by Phillips and Thames and Hudson, respectively. A text of this image reads, "Semiramis & Dido & Cleopatra & Helen of Troy & Achilles & Paris & Tristan Und Isole De & Romeo and Juliet & Anna Karenina & Emma." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978 - 1979

Dante's Inferno First Edition Proof Print: V Somerset Text / Phillips, Tom., 1978 - 1979

 Item — Folder 85: [Barcode: 31858072538428]
Identifier: CC-61433-10003960
Scope and Contents

This print is one of the proofs for the first edition of Phillips' Dante's Inferno. The completed prints were destroyed in a fire at the Editions Alecto studio and never published as an edition. Phillips subsequently redid the prints in a different manner although he borrowed some of the imagery from the first edition. The prints in a limited edition and a trade edition book were published by Phillips and Thames and Hudson, respectively. "the / grave / the / tail / end / rules / a / life ..." Added: CEND.

Dates: 1978 - 1979

Dante's Inferno First Edition Proof Print: Wheel of Fortune , 1978 - 1979

 Item — Folder 84: [Barcode: 31858072538410]
Identifier: CC-61431-10003958
Scope and Contents

This print is one of the proofs for the first edition of Phillips' Dante's Inferno. The completed prints were destroyed in a fire at the Editions Alecto studio and never published as an edition. Phillips subsequently redid the prints in a different manner although he borrowed some of the imagery from the first edition. The prints in a limited edition and a trade edition book were published by Phillips and Thames and Hudson, respectively.

Dates: 1978 - 1979

Dante's Inferno / Phillips, Tom., 1983

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Identifier: CC-61531-52471
Scope and Contents

This suite of prints was given to all prepublication subscribers to Dante's Inferno. It originally conprised eight prints but one was given to Sara Sackner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

daquilungoparoleiomisono / Luigi Tola., 1991

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Identifier: CC-01601-1636
Scope and Contents

The theme of this book/portfolio in which all sides are collaged or written upon is women's lips and eyes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

[Dark Red Silk Saucer] / DiMichele, Bill., 1984

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Identifier: CC-14592-14904
Scope and Contents

Exhibited in Visualog 2, San Luis Obispu, California. Exhibition was curated by Karl Kempton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Darrer Mariner / Terrades, Andreu., 1980

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Identifier: CC-30772-32218
Scope and Contents

The book reproduces simple graphite, figurative and surrealistic drawings with seemingly unrelated captions. Terrades was a founder of the periodical, Neon de Suro, issues of which are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Das abc der Bilder / Ernst M ; Hoch H ; Magritte R ; Hausmann R ; Lissitzky E ; Valoch J ; Bing X ; Kolar J ; Nauman B ; Hoehme G ; Klee P ; Kopcke A ; Lichtenstein R ; Pettibon R ; Grosz G., 2007

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Identifier: CC-47193-49936
Scope and Contents

This catalogue, issued for an exhbition at the Berlin Museem, was curated by Moritz Wullen. Essays accompanied the 14 sections on topics relating to alphabets, words and speech including material from ancient to contemporary times. Also included is atable of related definitions from A to Z. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

Das druckgraphische Werk , 1998

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Identifier: CC-33130-34756
Scope and Contents

This catalogue documents Claus' working methods in producing his graphic works. There are no illustrations of examples per se. The exhibition was done to honor Claus with the Gerhard-Altenbourg Prize. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Das druckgraphische Werk / Claus, Carlfriedrich., 2000

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Identifier: CC-39025-40963
Scope and Contents

This catalogue documents all of Claus' prints. Each print is depicted and annotated. The exhibition was done to honor Claus with the Gerhard-Altenbourg Prize. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Das Neue Tanzlied / Fahrner, Barbara., 1992

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Identifier: CC-31972-33500
Scope and Contents

Fahrner writes to the Sackners in 1998 that her new book can be seen at Granary in New York. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Das Wort auf der Zunge / Mon, Franz ; Claus, Carlfriedrich., 1991

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Identifier: CC-06332-6449
Scope and Contents

One print by Claus is inscribed and numbered; the other two prints are not. Carl-Friedrich Claus was born in 1930 and died in 1998. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Data, 2006

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Identifier: CC-49593-70642
Scope and Contents

This last book that was written by Soresen (1942-2005) published shortly before his death outlines his career from 1963-2005. Includes images of altered photographic portraits of Gerhardt Ruhm, Mogens Otto Nielsen, and Eric Andersen. The dvd is in the European format and could not be played, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

Database Format March 30, 1990 / Sackner, Marvin; Sackner, Ruth., 1990

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Identifier: CC-02044-2081
Scope and Contents

Handout at Book Arts Conference, Center for the Book Arts, New York. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

d'atelier. No.16/Sep., 1977

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Identifier: CC-14803-15116
Scope and Contents

Edited by Philippe Dome, Claude Miniere, Bruno Montels, Paul Nagy and Tibor Papp. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977