[Smith Paint Co.] / John Furnival., 1984
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Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1984
Creator
- Furnival, John, 1933- (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 cap (printed)) ; 7 x 24 x 26 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of John Furnival, 1984.
General
General: Title provided by cataloger or by Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Published: Roswell, New Mexico : [Publisher not identified]. Nationality of creator: British. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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