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Redon's name is broken up to form a poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This depicts a black and white portrait of Stevie Smith, the British poet with the caption, "Stevie, dressed for the corpse road, at Osmotherly." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The ink color in each line of poetry becomes greener and relates to green vegetables (verdure). Apparently, Stevie Smith was a vegetarian. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The image was printed in outline letters by Bernie Moxham on an ink jet printer and then filled in with graphite by John Funival. Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 "“ November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. Born Anita Belle Colton, O'Day was admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any female stereotype, O'Day presented herself as a "hip" jazz musician, wearing a band jacket and skirt as opposed to an evening gown. She changed her surname from Colton to O'Day, pig Latin for "dough," slang for money. The inscription was written by Furnival on the verso of the print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Mompou was a Catalan composer from Barcelona who was greatly influenced by Erik Satie. The image on this print is a portrait of Mompou with the caption, blue wings - falling through - orange clouds. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Includes a calligraphic drawing on the Labyrinth, Abracadabra, and Rimbaud's "Vowel's" by Furnival that extends over 3 pages. The optical typewriter poem was done by Charles Cameron in 1966. The micrographic, collaged drawing was made by Peter James. Two pages consist of Houedard works, viz., shaped typewriter poem undated, pop-up typewriter poem undated, 2 typewriter poems undated and 3 typewriter poems dated 140164, 091263, 190964; also, ink drawing 090663 and photograph. Also, includes two ink drawings (1954) and two typewriter poems (1981) by Houedard. Contains a proof copy of Stampart 1, Coracle (1977) and a colored print from Furnival's Erik Satie (1976) by Ron King. Also, includes print (lauter) and sound poem, (hosi + anna, Verlag Klaus Wagenbach, 1971) by Jandl, shaped ink poem by Birney, ink drawing by Hansjorg Mayer, concrete poem with colored text by Emmett Williams, a watercolor spanning 2 pages by Samuel Buri, ink drawing by Nuttall, and typing by Wheatley. It also...

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The cover was designed by Bill Griffiths. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Review of small magazines published in England and America from the 19th century to contemporary times. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Stored in box with other books having a title beginning with Livres. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Notes dealing with the relation of words to painting, -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The images of this print are depicted as a standing screen on pages 46-47 in Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a detail photograph of the Statue of Liberty that was composed with words on a 6 x 4 foot screen done with pen and ink on board. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This photograph of the center panel of one of Furnival's screens shows the Statue of Liberty which is totally composed of text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Features mastheads of several newspapers from different countries and fragments of news stories and photographs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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John Furnival's print, "Woful Dane Bottom," that deals with the small town that the Welsh poet W.H. Davies spent the last years of his life is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.