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La Photographie ciselante, hypergraphique, infinitesimale et supertemporel , 1968 - 1971

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Identifier: CC-27295-27858

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Scope and Contents

Isidore Isou contributes an essay written in 1968 which includes an "Introduction au Lettrisme," "La Photographie Ciselante," "La Photographie Lettriste et Hypergraphique," "La Photographie Supertemporelle," and "L'Avenir de la Photographie." The photographs mainly depict images captured by the camera from life or collage and subsequently treated with paint, ink, and/or scratched additions to the negative or the photograph itself. This copy is one of 20 reserved for the contributors which in this was Maurice Lemaitre. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1968 - 1971

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (7 black and white photographs (hand-colored additions, papercard) + 2 black and white photographs (collaged, papercard) + 11 black and white photographs (papercard) + 8 pages (letterpress) in folder (museum board, paper covered, embossed) + slipcase (museum board)) ; folder 34 x 27 x 4 cm + slipcase 35 x 28 x 5 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

alphabetical shelves

Custodial History

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

General

Published: Paris, France : Collection PSI. Signed by: Isidore Isou/71 (b.c.- colophon); all contributors (l.r. or l.l.- photograph). Inscription: realise specialement pour Maurice Lemaitre. General: 20 copies of 55 total copies. VIII number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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