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Artist book

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2627 Collections and/or Records:

Fowarding the Book in California / Tanner W ; Reese H ; Butler F ; Raworth T ; Davids B ; Golden A ; Hoyt S ; Campbell C ; Chen J ; Johnston A ; King S., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-10802-11012
Scope and Contents

Exhibition was sponsored by the Pacific Center for the Book Arts and consisted of books submitted by American letterpress printers. Several books in this exhibition are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Fragment of Videvdat and other Fragments / Kocman, J.H.., 1988

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Identifier: CC-07733-7884
Scope and Contents

Kocman pulped the book "Videvdat" and used the paper pulp to create new thicker pages of handmade paper. The title refers to Zoroastrianism, an ancient religion. The VidÄ“vdāt, or Vendidad ("Law Rejecting the Daevas"), consists of two introductory sections recounting how the law was given to man, followed by 18 sections of rules.... -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Fragments from the Stacked Deck / Anderson, Judy., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-26791-27261
Scope and Contents

Theme deals with feminist suppression. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Frantesprisio e Altre Storie (a Sora) / Caruso, Luciano., 1981 - 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-19144-19523
Scope and Contents

Two sections of the book have several pages pasted together that create a base for two collages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981 - 1982

Free Book / Knoderer, Daniel ; Garcia-Mulet., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-27499-28549
Scope and Contents

The theme of this book appears to be Mickey Mouse with silhouettes of his head depicted on several pages. Calligraphic markings that resemble a grid of words are overwritten in ink, and, white, red, and black paint on pages which appear to have been appropriated from a commercial publication in ink and in white, red, and black paint. The binding for this book is a Neo-Dada tour de force. The top and foredge are curved and thick gobs of black, green and red paint are spread over the black, yellow and red painted canvas that overlay the covers of the book. The centers of both covers are perforated for irregular diamond-shaped translucent plastic windows. Garcia-Mulet and Knoderer's names are written on the front cover and "Free Book" on the back cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Free Illustrated Catalog / Depew, Wally., 1973

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Identifier: CC-58073-10001320
Scope and Contents

The single collaged element on each page consists of a titillating sex advertisement. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

From: Alph Bites a primer / Merks, Jane ; Cain, Stephen ; Bartl, Peter., 2000

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Identifier: CC-35841-37601
Scope and Contents

According to the colophon, this book is a result of Merk's reaction to Edita Petrauskaite's foreward on the CD 'Carnivocal - a celebration of sound poetry' where she states: "Sound poetry cannot be captured on paper or forced into a book." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

[From Dust to Dust], 1997

 Item — Box 201: [Barcode: 31858072459716]
Identifier: CC-27772-28900
Scope and Contents

The paper tape is hand-printed with the phrase "From Dust to Dust." A small paper with an inscription is tied to a human rib bone found by Barron in Turkey. The painted and folded pamphlet is collaged with the saying "The Truth is in the Details" and has the artist's name painted in Hebrew along with two skeletons. A torn "fragile" label is also included in the flip-top box.*Web 1998: [Email]dbarron501@aol.com The "bone" is a human rib-bone, oh pulmonary specialist--and one of adam's, most likely. "love, adarn" should be "love, adam". -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

From Olbrich and Me / Figueiredo, Cesar., 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-36576-38381
Scope and Contents

This booklet consist of pages cut from a larger book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

From the Book - On the Book - By the Book, 1985

 Item — Box 414: [Barcode: 31858073143566]
Identifier: CC-32003-33534
Scope and Contents

The pyramidal shaped pages have embedded torn, paper fragments from a printed text on pyramids. The paper fragments are shaped like hieroglyphics or pictograms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

From the Book - On the Book - By the Book / Reynolds, Keith., 1985

 Item
Identifier: CC-32002-33533
Scope and Contents

Each page consists of a photocopied reproduction of the pages of the artist book with the same title. The images were obtained from the facing pages of the book placed on the photocopier glass screen without cropping. The original book object is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985