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Celebration, 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-33339-34977

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Scope and Contents

A folding handwritten sheet of papercard is collaged to the right half of the work. It is entitled "XAIPE" and consists of a series of Hurrah statements for people, events and things. It begins, "Hurrah for life - Hurrah for friendship - Hurrah for sex - Hurrah for Picasso - Hurrah for dada - Hurrah for Duchamp, etc. The left half of the collage contains the words, Hurrah and Celebration, handcut from black paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1970

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 collage (paper, papercard, ink, handwriting) in frame (wood, plexiglas)) ; 40 x 40 cm, in frame 60 x 28 x 5 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

Transferred to the Stanley Museum, 7/18/23

Custodial History

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

General

Published: New York : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: R Jacoby 1970 (t.c.). Nationality of creator: American. 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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