Poltroon Press
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Confracti Mundi Rudera / Poltroon Press ; Butler F ; Johnston A., 1985
Item
Identifier: CC-28465-29735
Scope and Contents
Francis Butler and Alistair Johnston are the proprietors of the press and presumably the authors of this highly eccentric but beautifully printed visual/verbal book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates:
1985
Trance & Recalcitrance: The Private Voice in the Public Realm / Poltroon Press ; Butler F ; Johnston A ; Jandl E ; Gysin B ; Ginsberg A ; Hirschman J ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 1995
Item
Identifier: CC-04763-4852
Scope and Contents
Essays by Frances Butler and Alastair Johnston present a historical, personal view of the founding of Poltroon, its philosophy and their artistic journeys during the twenty years of the press, a private voice in the public realm. They mention seeing the exhibition, "The Altered Page" at the Center for Book Arts, NYC consisting of works from the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates:
1995
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