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Once Upon a Time (Born Again), 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-08339-8504

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Scope and Contents

This book includes one fold-out page featuring anterior and posterior aspects of both lungs with collaged, color photographic reproductions, such as faces of children, a clothed body with an eye substituting for a face, and a snail shell. Its border consists of inked and acrylic painted, abstract, repetitive markings. Other images in the book often intermingle collaged and painted, realistic people and animals with Jackman's conjured, surrealistic creatures. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1983

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book + pages (collaged, handwriting, ink, graphite, letraset, painted, unconventionally shaped) (24 pages) in artist covers (relief, collaged, painted)) ; 20.3 x 14.4 x 5 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

Original Sackner location: glass case alco On Exhibit UIHC 08/2023

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: New York : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: S. Jackman (l.r.- inside back cover). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 1 total 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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