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Artist book

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2627 Collections and/or Records:

Made in the Midwest: 6451 / Hamady, Walter ; Heft C ; Alexander C ; Gomez M ; Kuehn K ; Lingen R ; Weier D ; Scobey P ; Tetenbaum B ; Tisdale W ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-33093-34718
Scope and Contents

This exhibition of 29 former students of Walter Hamady was named for the typography studio in room 6451 in the Humanities Building at the University of Wisconsin. Each artist in the exhibition presented a statement of how Hamady influenced their artistic careers. Charles Alexander of Chax press notes that his works are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Magic Squares / Depew, Wally., 1985

 Item
Identifier: CC-53058-74203
Scope and Contents

The ten booklets show different combinations of nine colored rubberstamped images of an elephant, rhinozeros and a lion. The booklet is dedicated to "Sofia." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Maisons II / Hasekura, Takako., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-29647-31022
Scope and Contents

This is a presentation sample for an artist book that is held by the Sacker Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Make a Joyful Noise, 1988

 Item — Box 289: [Barcode: 31858073143442]
Identifier: CC-38326-40223
Scope and Contents

Denoted as #15 of 6th series of musical books. Consists of three blocks of hollowed painted wood that have moveable metal objects within them to give sounds when shakened. The blocks are joined together by cardboard onto which has been printed a listing of types of books, viz., A Book of Hours, A Log Book, A Workbook, A Psalter, A Hymnal, An Ablum, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Manual Transmissson: The Artists Book / Hensel S ; Satin CJ ; Leavitt N ; Martin E., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-38709-40619
Scope and Contents

Each page depicts an illustration of the artist's work, a biography and an artist's statement. This catalogue also includes a page entitled "A History of the Book" and pages on selected recommended books and websites dealing with making artist books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Map of the Interior/Gold Leaf Fingerprints / Genis, Gina., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-10591-10797
Scope and Contents

Each drawing that depicts enlarged fingerprint in golf leaf with interspersed calligraphic markings was done on bark paper. Genis designed and made the folders and slipcase. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Maquette for The Postcard Century / Phillips, Tom; Sackner RK; Sackner MA., 1997 - 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-35504-37241
Scope and Contents The dimensions of the postcards in the early 20th century were much smaller than contemporary postcards and the image and message were written on the same side up to about 1905. After 1905, the dimensions remained small but the messages were written on the side opposite to the image. Each folder has handwritten reproductions of the messages on the card inscribed by Phillips. Further, the publisher of each card is written by Phillips on the back cover of the two museum board folder. One of the postcards in 1903 that was written in code was deciphered by Phillips. One of the postcards in 1908 that depicts an advertisement with the appearance of concrete poetry. Phillips mentions this observation and cites the Sackner Archive. One of the cards in 1913 advertising cigarettes and another in 1914 depicting the Panama Canal have surrealistic qualities. A card in 1922 has a visual poetic image.A card in 1938 depicts the infamous Nazi Entartete Kunst exhibition house. A card in 1940 shows a...
Dates: 1997 - 2000

[Marble Papers], 1990

 Item — Box 305: [Barcode: 31858072460953]
Identifier: CC-42811-44851
Scope and Contents

This book consists of black-brown marbled pages without text or attrbution. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Marvel / Pelieu, Claude., 1972

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Identifier: CC-28203-29370
Scope and Contents

Pelieu appropriated a hard cover comic strip book and collaged other cut-up comic strips and advertisements onto each page. The order of these collage additions into this book was probably random, an analogy to the cut-up technique popularized by Gyson and Burroughs for literature and poetry. Although unsigned and undated, the spine is collaged with the header of the London Sunday Times August 27 1972.This work was once in the possession of William Burroughs according to Richard Aaron of Am Here Books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Marvin Retired / Laxson, Ruth., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-07538-7682
Scope and Contents

Written on the occasion of Marvin Sackner's retirement from the practice of medicine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Mask Books / Ellis, Edie., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-14194-14500
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive holds "Brown Mask Book" from this listing of Ellis' works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987