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Scriptionary, 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-03069-3116

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Scope and Contents

Seilles's two page letter to the Sackners details her trials of readjusting to life in France, her artistic work and concern for her health. She is pleased to hear that the Sackners saw her exhibition in the Janet Fleisher Gallery in Philadelphia. The collaged pages of found scraps of paper include a cutting from the Sackner Archive stationery. The loose sheets and the letter are inserted inside a fold of the final page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1995

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 booklet + pages (concertina, unconventionally shaped) + letter (handwriting, ink, folded, photocopied fragments) + 6 leaflets (collaged) (22 pages)) ; 11 x 6.3 x .5 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

small book boxes

Custodial History

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Seille, 1996.

General

Published: Saint Lizier, France : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: [Genevieve] Seille (c. - c). Inscription: To Ruth & Marvin Sackner. Nationality of creator: French. 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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