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Falk did the calligraphy of Hirschman's poem in watercolor with a fine sable brush. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Glushchenko writes a synopsis on a book he wrote indicating how humans turned into angels. The verso is a line drawing of a man's face with flowery eyes and lips. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The author describes the calligraphic works and biographies of 25 artists, including Mao Zedong. He classifies them into the following categories: Grand Tradition, Breaking the Mold, Classicists, Modernists, Neo-Classicists, Avant-Garde and Brushmarks of Friendship. This book accompanied an exhibition that was seen by Marvin Sackner at the British Museum. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This book explores the ways in which books represent art and literature, and how the marriage of word and image can create a work of art in its own right. Chapters include the following: Illumination, Bindings, Documentary Manuscripts, Children's Books, Comics, Poetry and Experimental Typography, Book Art and Contemporary Art and Publishing. It also includes a history of the National Art Library in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Several examples of the books depicted in this catalogue are held by the Sackner Archive. In addition, several of the contemporary artist/poets works are represented in the Archive.Some definitions are of the book/poetry forms are not in the mainstream of classification. For example, Bob Cobbing's abstract sound poetry scores are classified as visual poetry in contrast to the more usual classification of visual poetry along the lines of poesia visiva.Under the citation of the John-Eric Broaddus book, Marvin Sackner's comments about his working methods are...

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This book was published from a manuscript after Koch's death in July 2002. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This work documents an exhibition and residency at the Fermoy Gallery that took place from May 2 to July 2, 1994, a catalogue in two parts of an international mail art show entitled "What is Surrealism?" and an Exquisite Corpse book done with students. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This book was published to coincide with an exhibition at the Sackler Gallery. Library Journal: "At the culmination of his art career in China, Xu Bing (who now lives in the West) spent months inventing more than 1200 characters that mimic Chinese characters but have no known meaning. At once familiar and strange, they evoke confusion, wonderment, and even hostility in viewers. Xu Bing printed them in books with traditional formats, on wall posters, and on giant billowing sheets, which he installed in exhibition galleries to form a ceiling or sky. He cagily argues that any explanation of his art is superfluous because the books have no meaning. However, while the books themselves may be unreadable, they have a great deal to say about what their creator thought about Chinese art and culture after the Cultural Revolution. Issued in conjunction with his current exhibition at the Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian, this catalog describes the artist's early years in China and his...

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This manuscript of 40 poems was used to produce Xerolage No.37 in which 26 poems are printed. In most poems, Topel handprinted letters with varied typefaces. In a few poems, Topel employed cursive writing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This manuscript of 40 poems was used to produce Xerolage No.37 in which 26 poems are printed. In most poems, Topel handprinted letters with varied typefaces. In a few poems, Topel employed cursive writing. This editioned work is an abridged version of the manuscript that contains 21 poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The poems in this book are printed with a mixture of typewritten text, computer generated text, and freely expressive calligraphic styles. A tape cassette of this poem published by Underwhich editions is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Gregory Burke, the curator of this exhibition conducted an interview of Banner and Cay Sophie Rainowitz wrote an essay about Banner's work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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In honor of Marvin's 70th birthday, the Edelsteins made a collage using "The Beauty in Breathing" badge with an image by Maurice Lemaitre. The badge is surrounded by the handwritten text of the title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book is a score for jazz duet reading. Another signed edition of this book in 150 copies, less rare, was published by William Hoffer. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This dust jacket is a proof copy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This dust jacket is a proof copy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The 'pages' consist of seven lengths of string fixed to the inside at the spine onto which have been collaged several fragments of paper with a handwritten word, e.g., clear, their, from, rare, sand, tightly, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book is based upon "The Egyptian Book of the Dead" with a setting in a modern missile base. The cover depicts a concrete poetic design of the title printed on yellow stock paper. The book was subsquently published in a second edition in 1997. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book is based on "The Egyptian Book of the Dead" but it is set within a modern missile base. This is the second edition of a book first published in 1981. This edition has larger page dimensions than the first, is printed better, and the title is printed on red stock paper in the shape of pyramid rather than the concrete poetic-like design. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.