Mark Boyle's Journey to the Surface of the Earth / Locher, J.L. ; Boyle, Mark ; Ackerman M., 1978
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Scope and Contents
The number of copies of this edition are not known but are probably no more than 25. There was another edition of about 200-250 copies that contained a signed photograph as well as a trade edition. The book features Boyle's earthworks and the sculpture in this book is a fragment of one of them. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1978
Creator
- Ackerman, Martin S., 1932- (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book + sculpture (stones, plastic, masonite) (270 pages) in slipcase (cloth covered)) : illustrations (some color) ; 24.4 x 22.6 x 2 cm (book) + 24.4 x 22.6 x 1.1 cm (sculpture) + 25.3 x 23.3 x 5 cm (slipcase)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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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 Ackerman, 1978.
General
Published: Stuttgart, West Germany : Edition Hansjorg Mayer. Signed by: Mark Boyle (b.c.- masonite sculpture). Nationality of creator: British. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
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