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Dante Diary: Number V / Phillips, Tom., 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-28345-29526

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Scope and Contents

This fifth page from the Dante Diary, which is dated June 24, 1979 to September 15, 1979, depicts four graphite renderings of hands and several sketches of ideas for illustrations to the Inferno. Phillips describes several ideas specifying the source of light in his drawings, e.g., from an opened shutter onto an opened book. Two sketches depict Dante at his desk writing in a book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1979

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 drawing (ink, ink colored, pencil colored, graphite, rubberstamped) in pvc laminate + artist box (cloth covered)) ; 25 x 29 cm, in box 39 x 44 x 5 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

alcove 2nd bedroom Phillips Dante diary box

Custodial History

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

General

Published: London, England : [Publisher not identified]. Nationality of creator: British. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: RED; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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