Scope and Contents

This wine bottle label was presented to the Sackners at dinner at Le Coupole Restaurant in Paris, November 2000. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents

In Visualog 2. The Sackner Archive holds two signed and numbered copies of this book, each with a collage. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents

Roland Sabatier provides an introductory essay. The loose collage in this copy differs in imagery from the other copy of the book held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents The loose collage in this copy differs in imagery from the other copy of the book held by the Sackner Archive. This copy is a varient in which the metal relief sculpture accompanying the book is separate rather than being bound into the book (& is stored in a flat file drawer). It is signed on the lower right of the board mounting and is numbered 10/14 and dated in the original 1.4.71. It was resigned by Satie "for Ruth and Marvin Sackner Alain Satie '82. According to Arts Libri 154 2010, this work is profusely illustrated. Loosely inserted, as issued, an original collage by Satie of clipped comic book illustrations, hand-torn text, and elaborate original ink drawing, mounted on Arches, and signed and numbered (as part of the edition) in pencil. Edition limited to 30 copies on velin d'Arches, signed and numbered by Satie in the justification, of which this is an unspecified edition de tete: one of a few copies with a unique sculpture a spray-painted metal construction by Satie,...

Scope and Contents

This production by 13 Lettrist artists has been described as the most important of the illustrated Lettrist books, a very "soignee realization," of which only a few rare complete examples exist. Georges Visat provides an introduction. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents

The individual works in this book are not identified nor signed. All the signatures are written on the inside page of the unbound cover page. Man Ray's contribution is an aquatint with imagery of abstract markings. The unbound pages in the book are sound poems written by Sabatier. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents

The first five numbered copies contain an additional two rayogrammes (one of which is held by the Sackner Archive). The pictures include portaits of Isou, Lemaitre, Sabatier, Satie, and Woodie Roehmer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.