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Physical Language Laboratory: Family Portrait. No.1 / Leda Black., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-28666-29966

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Scope and Contents

The title "Family Portrait" is printed on the cover. "Instructions: are you a) a knife b) a fork c) a spoon" is printed on the left sided page. The right sided page depicts a fork, knife and spoon that are filled with italicized run-on text dealing with the theme of flesh. The small loose sheet states that this work "may be displayed standing up on the piano with the other family portraits." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1996

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 print (folded, letterpress) + sheet) ; 28 x 19.5 cm (print) + 2.8 x 11 cm (sheet)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

portfolio box s

Custodial History

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

General

Published: Providence, Rhode Island : L. Black, imp..Signed by: L. Black (l.l.- verso). General: About 84 total copies. 11 number copy. General: Variable edition; multiple copies available. 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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