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[Untitled: Wo man Bucher Verbrennt] / Barron, Susan., 2010

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Identifier: CC-51128-72213

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Scope and Contents

The artist writes, "It is the final drawing (7th) precipitating and thus 'illustrating' the prose piece 'Jamaica Mistake,' the 1994 accounting of the actual events of the seven days of Creation as previously misrepresented and whitewashed in the book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible." The collaged German text in the lower left corner, from "Almansor" by Heinrich Heine reads "Wo man Bucher verbrennt, verbrennt man auch am Ende Menschen." Colloquially translated by Baron in her correspondence: " Where one burns books, one will eventually incinerate people." The drawing of an open faced book in left upper corner is written in Hebrew micrography. This print was exhibited in an exhibition of Barron's drawings at Printworks Gallery in Chicago from May 21 to July 3, 2010. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 2010

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 print (giclee)) ; 30 x 30 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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Custodial History

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

General

General: Title provided by Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Published: Brooklyn, New York : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: susan barron (r.c.); Susan Barron (t.r. - verso). Inscription: The original of this DRAWING-COLLEGE [c. SUSAN BARRON, 1991] is housed in the RUTH & MARVIN SACKNER ARCHIVE. It is only with their generous and gracious permission that this limited-edition of 34 giclee copies (printed by Paul Lane, Evanston, Illinois) has been produced along with five artist's copies from the artist's scan. Each is signed and numbered on both sides. This copy is for RUTH & Marvin c 3.. Nationality of creator: American. General: 5 copies of 39 total copies. 3 number copy. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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