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Portrait of the artist as a young man (going on sixty): Tom Phillips / Lambirth, Andrew; Phillips T., 1997

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Identifier: CC-29357-30720

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Scope and Contents

Lambirth provides a detailed review of the work, current exhibitions, philosophy of Tom Phillips who is described as a "painter, poet, printmaker, collector, composer, curator, sculpture, singer, translator... "At 60, the polymathic Mr Phillips is still just trying to do what he's always done: be an artist as best he can." The essay mentions that "Phillips claims to have only two collectors in the world, one in Miami and one in London. They are his only significant patrons." [The collectors who are not identified in this article are the Sackners in Miami and Massimo Valsecchi in London]. The article reproduces page 50 of A Humument, a self-portrait of Phillips on his 50th birthday, a drawing that is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1997

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 clipping (newspaper)) ; 58 x 37 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

alc. Phillips b

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, 1997.

General

Published: London, England : The Independent. Nationality of creator: British. 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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