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Calligraphic markings

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 793 Collections and/or Records:

J'ai embrasse l'aube d'ete; a la memoire Michel Otthoffer Graphiste et Calligrphe francais / Garnier, Thierry Emmanuel, editor ; Artaud A ; Gid R ; Larcher J ; Melin C ; Leroux J ; Boltana F., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-31944-33472
Scope and Contents

The back cover drawing was done by Claude Melin. Each page reproduces a single conventional or experimental calligraphic piece based upon the title of this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

(Japanese) / Anonymous., 1930

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Identifier: CC-25712-26172
Scope and Contents

This was a gift of Yo Chi Lu, a American-Chinese who was the Japanese representative of SensorMedics, an American company that Marvin Sackner did business with Respitrace, one of his inventions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1930

JCT 6: Writhings / Diacono, Mario., 1971

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Identifier: CC-53560-291312
Scope and Contents

The pages depict thick, black and green, brush stroked letters and symbols printed over or within a red, rectangular grid, background. One of the facing pages is torn owing to the stickling togerther of the ink. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

JCT 6: Writhings / Diacono, Mario., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-15381-15705
Scope and Contents

The pages depict thick, black and green, brush stroked letters and symbols printed over or within a red, rectangular grid, background -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Je T'Aime / Lalou, Frank., 1997

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Identifier: CC-32025-33556
Scope and Contents

The text consists of calligraphic renditions as well as typeset versions of "I love you" in 184 languages. The drawing near the title page is a Hebrew calligraphic rendition of "Ruth." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Jede Sekunde ist eine Premiere / Claus, Carlfriedrich, editor; Arias-Misson A; Claus CF; Garnier I; Garnier P; Lora-Totino A; Mon F; Takahashi S; Holderlin F; Kruchenykh A; Malevich K; Rozanova O; Werkman HN; Dotremont C., 1984

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Identifier: CC-39573-41531
Scope and Contents

The two prints by Carlfriedrich Claus included in this portfolio are depicted and described on page 60 of Claus' "Das druckgraphische Werk." Claus also provided an introductory essay. The Werkman piece is a reproduction from an Issue of "Next Call" and the folded print reproduces the text and illustrations for "Explodity." The original of the latter is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Journal Anaphilosophicus / Oberto, Martino., 1975

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Identifier: CC-37800-39680
Scope and Contents

This brochure is unfolded. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Journal / Groborne, Robert., 1979

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Identifier: CC-51244-72332
Scope and Contents

Groborne is an artist, calligrapher, and sculptor who lives in Paris. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

June 4 - June 8, 2001 / Bennett, John M.., 2001

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Identifier: CC-37489-39342
Scope and Contents

Bennett gave these prints to the Sackners during his visit to the Archive in June 2001. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Kalligraphien / Bruhin, Anton., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-21667-22078
Scope and Contents

One drawing reproduced in book is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Key Holear / Basinski, Michael., 2000

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Identifier: CC-33968-35640
Scope and Contents

An abstract form is filled with black ink letters and abstract markings typical of Basinski's style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Kunstenaarsboeken / Werbachowska, Alicja ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 2001

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Identifier: CC-38732-40642
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive is listed as holding the works of Werbachowska. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

La Botte a Nique / Dubuffet, Jean., 1973

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Identifier: CC-15584-15911
Scope and Contents

The print with the typical visual images of Dubuffet in this stage of his career is a flat rendition of a print present in the folded unbound pages. It is enclosed in its own folder. Some of the figurative-like images in the book are filled in with fragments of newspaper type rather than the reds, blacks and blues stripes and solids in most of the images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

La Poesie algerienne / Koraichi, Rachid., 2003

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Identifier: CC-41561-43551
Scope and Contents

This sophisticated children's book combines a conventional poem in French, a translation in Arabic and a multi-colored calligraphic interpretation by Koraichi. The poems were selected by Waciny Laredj and the conventional Arabic calligraphy was done by Ghani Alani. The poems by Algerian poets date from 1168 to contemporary times. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

La Volupte D'En Mourir: Conte De 'Ali B. Bakkar et de Shams An-Nahar / Mahdaoui, Nja ; Bencheikh, Jamel Eddine., 2001

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Identifier: CC-58311-10001543
Scope and Contents

The limited, delixe edition of this book is also held by the Sackner Archive and was exhibitied in "A Human Document: Selections from The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001