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Poetry First, 1993

 Item — Box: 256
Identifier: CC-03110-3158

Scope and Contents

The porcelain cup is inscribed "Poetry First" on one side and Petr Sevcik on the other side. The shipping box is collaged in part with poems taken from newspapers by Chistian Morgenstern and Ernst Jandl. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1993

Creator

Extent

1 item (1 poem object) : 1 cup (porcelain) in box (cardboard) + artist box (cardboard corrugated, collaged, painted, ink, handwriting, card) ; 8 x 12 x 9 cm (cup), 10 x 9 x 13 cm (in box) + 17 x 25 x 12 cm (artist box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Original Sackner Archive Location

bookcase top ro

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Sevcik, 1994.

Materials Specific Details

Published: Ostrava, Czechoslovakia : [Publisher not identified]. Nationality of creator: Czechoslovakian. General: About 1 total copies.

Processing Information

Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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