Furnival, John, 1933-
Dates
- Existence: 1933-05-29-
Found in 424 Collections and/or Records:
[Smith Paint Co.] / John Furnival., 1984
An image on this painter's cap found by Furnival during his sabbatical year at Anderson Foundation in Rosewell was re-invented on his screen "Fifty-one Towers of Babel" commissioned by the Sackner Archive. Specifically, the American eagle, perfectly rendered, holds a can of paint in one talon and a paint brush in the other with the found phrase from the cap "Paint-Up America" in a banner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
So Long Long Song - Epitaph for Lorine Niedicker / Furnival, John., 1983
The poem was presented in a bold, classic calligraphic style. It was subsequently utilized in Openings Press Card Series No.14. The verso depicts an incomplete line drawing of a non-objective shape. The print is depicted on page 132 of Furnival's book, "The Locative-Vocative Cases." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[St. Catherine's Wheel] / Furnival, John., 1970
St. Swithin's Swivet / Furnival, John; Williams, Jonathan., 1997
The print depicts an image of a sheep and lamb. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Standing Female Nude] / Furnival, John., 1952
Depicts front and back views of nude female model (recto-verso). Stored in Odds & Sods. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Statue of Liberty / Furnival, John., 1978
An image of the Statue of Liberty (from Furnival's Manhatten print) is composed of contemporary newsprint printed in green on white paper. The poem by Emma Lazarus, "Give me your tired your poor" forms the flames originating from the statue's torch. At lower left and right side, Furnival utilizes letterforms from American currency for captions. On the left, "No One Sense (Unique) Marx Mai Words" is placed underneath the American symbol for money, the American Eagle with E Pluribus Unum. This print is depicted on page 63 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Subject to a Complex Depression / Furnival, John., 1995
Depicts a sheep peering through a window with the fields in the background; according to a letter from Furnival, this print is a companion to Bright Patches. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Thanksgiving Highlands N. Carolina / Furnival, John., 1983
Thanksgiving Highlands North Carolina / Furnival, John., 1983
Drawing is a landscape through the windows of Jonathan Willliams' house in Highlands, North Carolina the day after the Thanksgiving holiday that depicts a half eaten turkey frame in the foreground. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The A-Z of Consumerville (I) / Furnival, John., 1982
Each of the 26 sheets represents a letter of the alphabet with collaged labels and stenciled ink drawings. The images accompanying this record spell "S A C K N E R." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The A-Z of Consumerville (II) / Furnival, John., 1984
Each of the 26 sheets represents a letter of the alphabet with collaged labels and stenciled ink drawings. The letters in the images depicted with this record are "T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Bordeaux Collection / Phillips T ; Furnival J., 1987
Advertises portfolio of 25 etchings of French Chateaux wines by six British artists. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Chase / Furnival, John., 1997
Each of the 21 poems in this print have a repetition of a word or beginning letter of a word in each of their lines, e.g., The Evening Star - The Example, The Excuse; The Trick, The Truth. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Chip Charter 1984 / Furnival, John., 1984
The work deals with chips-frites (French Fried Potatos) adapted from the American Constitution. It includes seven principles, e.g., 1 Fritedom of Speech, 2. Fritedom of Movement, etc. which have been printed from rubberstampings in several colors. Furnival's summary at the bottom of the print reads, "We the Chips of the World Declare these Fritdoms to be Natural, Unalienable, Unfissionable & Uh...Uh... Chips of the World Unite! You've Nothing to lose but your Fat!" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Computer's First Translation / Morgan, Edwin, editor; Cobbing B; Furnival J; Parfitt W; Finch P; Morgan E., 1979
The card depict unreadable poems that might have been produced, according to Morgan's imagination, by bugs in computers' first programs on making translations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Corridors of Flower-Power, 1969
Depicts three visual poetic word columns. The Archive also holds this print backed on museum board. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Corridors of Flower-Power, 1969
Depicts three visual poetic word columns and several circles with optical effects from interlacing short lines. This print is depicted on page 44 of Furnival's book "Lost for Words" (2011). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Dark Lady / Furnival, John., 1977
In this drawing, the Dark Lady by the Dark Tow(er) was placed in the center section. A portrait of the head of Shakespeare was placed at the upper right and that of Queen Elizabeth on the left. "An Index to the Alphabet of Manuall Significations" (sign language) is drawn on the lower left side. The content of this drawing and scale of the portraits gives a surrealistic-like sensibility. The Archive also holds another drawing relating to this work entitled, [Shakespeare, His Maze]. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Dawn of the Age of Leisure , 1975
The completed text reads, "Wych Countree has the Elm Disease?" The outlines of world-wide countries are flying around a sky with a setting sun as if they were leaves. Four human figures are drawn encased in grids. Stored in Odds & Sods. The duplicate print is matted. Another copy listed seperately was signed by Furnival. This print is depicted in Furnival's "Lost For Words" (2011) page 61. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Dawn of the Age of Leisure , 1975
The completed text reads, "Wych Countree has the Elm Disease?" The outlines of world-wide countries are flying around a sky with a setting sun as if they were leaves. Four human figures are drawn encased in grids. The Archive has three other unsigned copies of this print. This print is depicted in Furnival's "Lost For Words" (2011) page 61. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
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- Concrete poetry 109
- Visual art 78
- Visual poetry 71
- Picture poetry 67
- Documentation 55
- Calligraphic text 23
- Shaped poetry 20
- Letter picture 18
- Conventional poetry 17
- Minimalist poetry 17
- Alphabetical text 15
- Critical text 13
- Found poetry 13
- Typewriter poetry 12
- Colored text 11
- Visual/verbal 11
- Artist book 10
- Political poetry 9
- Portrait 9
- Fragmented text 8
- Labyrinth 8
- Permutation 8
- Aphorism 6
- Exhibition review 6
- Typewriter art 6
- Conventional fiction 5
- Optical image 5
- Reference text 5
- Correspondence art 4
- Map 4
- Mathematical poetry 4
- Neo-Dada 4
- Repetitious text 4
- Text over text 4
- Abstract markings 3
- Anagram 3
- Artist book (citation) 3
- Constellation 3
- Conventional non-fiction 3
- Neologism 3
- Reversal poem 3
- Semiotic poetry 3
- Sound poetry 3
- Typography 3
- Architecture 2
- Bibliography 2
- Biography 2
- Constructivism 2
- Emblem poetry 2
- Illustrated book 2
- Manifesto 2
- Music score 2
- Artist book (mass produced) 1
- Bath Academy of Art -- Students 1
- Bauhaus 1
- Book review 1
- Cartoon 1
- Conceptual art 1
- Conceptual text 1
- Cubism 1
- Dada 1
- Diagram 1
- Exhibitions 1
- Fluxus 1
- Futurism 1
- Game 1
- Ideogram 1
- Illustrated book (citation) 1
- Illustrated book (limited edition) 1
- Kabbalah 1
- Minimal art 1
- Mirror writing 1
- Pop-up 1
- Prints 1
- Punctuation poem 1
- Surrealism 1 + ∧ less