Furnival, John, 1933-2020

[Two Gargoyles] / Furnival, John., 1970

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Identifier: CC-13242-13543

Scope and Contents

Depicts simplified line drawings of the gargoyles. Stored in Odds & Sods. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Un Noyer peut en cacher un autre! / Furnival, John., 1997

Item — Folder 38: [Barcode: 31858072459989]

Identifier: CC-30429-31849

Scope and Contents

The print depicts a drawing of a tree barren of leaves with a single bird's nest, presumably in the Furnival's house in southern France. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES / TO BE PROCESSED / John Furnival

Unfolding Poem / Furnival, John., 1967

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Identifier: CC-50586-71659

Scope and Contents

This piece is printed in green ink and opens with complex folds. This print is depicted in Furnival's "Lost for Words" (2011) page17. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Unfolding Poem / Furnival, John., 1967

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Identifier: CC-12675-12918

Dates: 1967

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[Untitled] / Furnival, Astrid ; Furnival, John., 1984

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Identifier: CC-12237-12461

Scope and Contents

This catalog features John Furnival's Fifty-one Towers of Babel and the A-to-Z of Consumerville, works held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs(unprocessed)

Verbal Hothouse: Symbols to Stories / Drucker J ; Brown B ; Genin A ; Robinson BL ; Hutchins E ; Seille G ; Jess ; Badura M ; Barron S ; Phillips T ; Kriwet F ; Jackman S ; Kolar J ; Cortot J ; Guerryam A ; Hartmann W ; Isou I ; Rose P ; Furnival J ; Hubaut J ; Horndeski G., 1994

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Identifier: CC-00914-938

Scope and Contents

This exhibition was curated by Kate Rawlinson and Wallace Harper with works from the Sackner Archive. It was structured into four groups of visual/verbal works: ideograms, alphabets, words and stories. Drucker provided an outstanding introductory critical essay to the works in the exhibition despite being able to work with photographic reproductions only. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs(unprocessed)

[Via Delorosa and Letter to John Bennett] / Furnival, John; Chopin H; Weaver M; Morgan E; Cameron C., 1964

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Identifier: CC-38225-40121

Scope and Contents

The letter on the verso of this photograph indicates that two of Chopin's items can be discounted. Also, Furnival mentions that Mike Weaver was upset with Edwin Morgan for not giving him more credit for his "image" article in a talk that he gave. The photograph depicts a constructivist drawing by Furnival. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

[View of Woodchester] / Furnival, John., 1978

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Identifier: CC-13226-13527

Scope and Contents

View of Woodchester from a hilltop. There is a partial drawing of a figure on the verso. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Visual Poetries / Houedard, Dom Sylvester ; Furnival J ; Brett G ; Medalla D., 1971

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Identifier: CC-31366-32843

Scope and Contents

The cover depicts a detail of a portrait of Houedard by John Furnival. The exhibition catalogue lists 50 works by Houedard including eight plastic laminate poems. The introductory essay was written by Guy Brett. There are also extracts from Houedard's writings and a letter to David Medalla printed in the catalogue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Exhibit Catalogs(unprocessed)

W ort, 1982

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Identifier: CC-13269-13570

Scope and Contents

The drawing on an blind intaglio print of a labyrinth was taken from Furnival's illustrated book, "Blind Date." The text at the bottom of this six sided drawing reads "Das War Der In Mitte W ort." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)

Watts Chapel / Furnival, John., 1970

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Identifier: CC-13214-13515

Scope and Contents

The Watts Chapel is one of the few surviving monuments to the Arts and Crafts Movement and was designed in 1896 by Mary Watts. John Furnival made five drawings of the interior and one is reproduced here. Stored in Odds & Sods. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry: Various Formats(unprocessed)