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Vogue Devine / Davenport, Philip; Sayers, Phil., 2002

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Identifier: CC-51295-72384

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Scope and Contents

This set of cards documents an event that took place at the Manchester Poetry Festival. In a 2002 brochure the following was stated, 'Writer Philip Davenport and artist Phil Sayers have made a series of poster poems. This is an around the city exhibition. At first glance simply fashion posters, the young "female" model is actually a 56 year old man in drag; the words are a poem, not a sales pitch... made by cutting up articles from fashion magazines... Davenport's previous Imaginary Missing People (published Writers Forum 1999) several hundred missing person poster poems bill-posted in Manchester, London, Brighton. Phil Sayers has been an artist since the 1970s, exhibiting nationally and internationally. His work questions gender, celebrates transvestism.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 2002

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 card set + 7 cards (offset) in folder (papercard, offset)) ; cards 15 x 11 cm, in folder 12 x 16 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

card set box D

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 of Davenport, 2010.

General

Published: Manchester, England : apple pie. Nationality of creator: British. General: Added by: MARVIN; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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