S'Poire, 2001
Scope and Contents
The sculpture consists of two objects: a large wooden pear (poire in French) and four wooden fonts of apostrophe and S mounted as a cube and also painted white. The pear is placed on top of the cube. The title of the work is read as the French word "espoir" meaning "hope" in English. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2001
Creator
Extent
1 item (1 poem object ) : 1 block (wooden, typeface, painted) + 1 pear-shaped object (wooden, painted) ; 16.4 x 16.4 x 18 cm (typeface block), 17.5 x 9.4 diameter (pear)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Original Sackner Archive Location
hallway 1st flo
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: Paris, France : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Albert Dupont 2001 (t.c.- bottom). Nationality of creator: French. Copies: About 1 total copies.
General
Added by: MARVIN; updated by: MARVIN.
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