Sackner Potatos / Susan Barron., 1993
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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
- Barron, Susan, 1947- (Person)
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.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
319-335-5921