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Lung Cancer Ashtray, 1984

 Item — Box: 293
Identifier: CC-09172-9353

Scope and Contents

This object has a shape of hallowed out lungs (like an ashtray) with a simulated appearance of a large carcinoma in the region of the right upper lobe. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1984

Creator

Extent

1 item (1 poem object ) : 1 sculpture (ceramic) ; 23 x 22 x 3 cm

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

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

Materials Specific Details

Published: New York : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: R. Howland (side). Nationality of creator: American. Copies: 65 number copy.

Repository Details

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

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