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Picture poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1786 Collections and/or Records:

Voysey Stile / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Stewart, Mark., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-10987-11200
Scope and Contents

The word 'stile' in the caption refers to a framing panel design for furniture. Voysey was an architect whose work Finlay disliked. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Waldwachsende Blumen auf den Ehrentempeln Konigsplatz Munchen / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Simig, Pia Maria ; Eyres P., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-29709-31084
Scope and Contents

The book begins with a chronology listing Hitler's rise to power and the relation of the building in Munich called Ehrentempel. The end papers consist of a photograph of the building. The right sided pages depict drawings of wild flowers, the left sided the names of the flowers. The pamphlet, written by Patrick Eyres in German, is a critical text about Finlay's work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Wall Stret Wacht Af / Clavin, Hans., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-17115-17473
Scope and Contents

The same photographic image of a Vietnamese(?) man and woman viewing the corpses of two others lying in a pit are repeated on each page with a different caption. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Warmth in the Human Winter, 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-04248-4327
Scope and Contents

Charles Maden selected the poems and designed this book and Tye Bernick painted the covers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Waterlily* / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-43161-45217
Scope and Contents

The image on the cover is a stylized, front view of a ship's hull in white lines on a blue background. On the back cover is printed * Scottish Zulu BF1212 W & J Slater, 1903. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

West Coast / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-35343-37077
Scope and Contents

The image on the cover depicts a row boat with a sail. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

West Country Stone Barge / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35245-36979
Scope and Contents

The image on the card depicts a row of fishing boats on dry beach. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

What Indeed If I am Higgs / Patchen, Kenneth., 1955

 Item
Identifier: CC-55686-51731
Scope and Contents

The background of this print was hancolored by Kenneth Pathchen. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1955

When I Go / Herms, George., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-28510-29789
Scope and Contents

The complete text that reads, "When I go - I'm taking nationalism - and the internal combustion - engine with me" is printed in red over the image of crushed, stained and pierced paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Which Figure Is in Costume? / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Christiansen, Wes., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-12256-12480
Scope and Contents

The card depicts two men, one in a Toga, the other in Jeans. They are both holding up a blank picture. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

White Blossom in a Strong Wind / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-42861-44902
Scope and Contents

The etching or woodcut black and white image on the card cover by Hincks appears to be a scene taken from Finlay's Little Sparta garden. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Whitewall of Sound: The Machinery of State - 20th Century U.S. Presidents. No.15 / Jim Clinefelter., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-32557-34138
Scope and Contents

Each President is characterized by a photographic reproduction of an industrial metal working machine. The back cover records the following anonymous quote, "every few years, they change one of the gears...but the contraption still runs the wrong way." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Who Owned The Last Norfolk Wherry / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Michael., 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-12353-12579
Scope and Contents

The card depicts a drawing of a Norfolk Wherry (type of sailship) with its sails and hull reflected in the water. The title posing the question is printed on four leaves of the card. Beneath this text as a metaphor for relection on water, the answer is provided in upside down lettering, Messrs. Woods Sadd & Moore. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974