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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2614 Collections and/or Records:

Notes au Solei, 2000

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Chopin, Henri: [Barcode: 31858072491297]
Identifier: CC-35075-36803
Scope and Contents

This copy of the book (A) has all five original typings used in the book that describes and relates Chopin's typings to sound poetry. The accordion pamphlet entitled 'Canto Solaire' is a sound poetry score. Note that of the 160 other copies, 10 contain one original typewriter poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Notes on Being Daniel f. Bradley: Fun Times / Bradley, Daniel f.., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-23146-23584
Scope and Contents

Each page has a calligraphic line drawing involving variations on the letter "f" related to a typed caption beginning with the letter "f" above it, e.g. "as facet, as fake, as fanfare, as fantasia, as fastback, as fauvist, as fear, as fetish, etc." The style is reminiscent of Dieter Roth's speedy drawings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Nothing 4 / Klassen, Norbert., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-54266-643155
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Jurgen Olbrich, the "Nothing"-book constituted a series of 23 books, initially the same book with blank pages, but each one treated in a different way. They are numbered but not signed (as you cannot sign nothing). They are from the same period of his work around 2002 - 2005. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Nothing 8 / Klassen, Norbert., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-55183-9998966
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Jurgen Olbrich, the "Nothing" book constituted a series of 23 books, initially the same book with blank pages, but each one treated in a different way. They are numbered but not signed (as you cannot sign nothing). They are from the same period of his work around 2002 - 2005. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Nothing 9 / Klassen, Norbert., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-55303-444666
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Jurgen Olbrich, the "Nothing" book constituted a series of 23 books, initially the same book with blank pages, but each one treated in a different way. They are numbered but not signed (as you cannot sign nothing). They are from the same period of his work around 2002 - 2005. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Nothing 15 / Klassen, Norbert., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-55304-222333
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Jurgen Olbrich, the "Nothing" book constituted a series of 23 books, initially the same book with blank pages, but each one treated in a different way. They are numbered but not signed (as you cannot sign nothing). They are from the same period of his work around 2002 - 2005. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Nothing 21 / Klassen, Norbert., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-55305-555666
Scope and Contents

According to a personal communication from Jurgen Olbrich, the "Nothing" book constituted a series of 23 books, initially the same book with blank pages, but each one treated in a different way. They are numbered but not signed (as you cannot sign nothing). They are from the same period of his work around 2002 - 2005. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Novel Amber: for my ladies / Depew, Wally., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-58124-10001376
Scope and Contents

The images deoict reddish orange squares with centered varied colored circles. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Novel Cinq / Depew, Wally., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-58134-10001386
Scope and Contents

The images depict muted pink squares with centered red and pink colored circles. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Novel Mornot / Depew, Wally., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-58112-10001363
Scope and Contents

This booklet was made for Linda Bandt Depew. The images consist of black squares with varied colored circles in their center. Numbers 1 through 8 stamped on several pages. The meaning of the title is not clear - there is not a definition on the internet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

NRG: Selected Pages / curry, jw., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-27749-28869
Scope and Contents

The images on the pages is a study in orthographic mutation. In a letter to the Sackners, curry indicates that the book is in fine shape except for "a coupla small cannabis resin stains on 2 pp (where yr thumb would go)... -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989