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Sackner Potatos / Susan Barron., 1993

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Identifier: CC-29885-31272

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Scope and Contents

Susan Barron collected rocks from the Sackners' garden, painted them to resemble potatos, and placed them in a paper bag used for potatos. The collaged texts read, "This hardy variety of SPUDS is grown in Miami Beach, Florida, under the strict supervision of Reb Marvin's & Dr. Ruth's Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems exclusively! Processed & packaged in Brooklyn under the evil eye of the Rebbitzin of Dubious Repute {a.k.a. Suzette de la Crepe} in the Borough of Brooklyn - Park Slope Branch." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1993

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 poem object + rocks (painted) + bag (paper, collaged, printed, mesh, string)) ; 24 x 18 x 19 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

kitchen

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 Susan Barron, 1993.

General

Published: Brooklyn, New York : [Publisher not identified]. Nationality of creator: American. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: RED; updated by: RED.

Repository Details

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

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