Sign Rock River, 1989

Item — Box: 295

Identifier: CC-07478-7622

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The calligraphic markings were modified from fossils discovered in a rock. The artist includes a photocopied photograph of "the rock that inspired the book - a language of fossils." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

Creation: 1989

Creator

Long, Mary Ellen, 1933- (Person)

Extent

1 item (1 book object) : 1 soft cover book (handmade paper, sand) + 1 print (photocopied colored, folded) (6 pages) in artist bookbinding (handmade paper, twig, string, collaged) ; 20.3 x 35 x .5 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

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

Materials Specific Details

Published: Durango, Colorado : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Mary Ellen Long (l.r.- verso print). Nationality of creator: American. Copies: About 1 total copy.