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Calligraphic text

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2969 Collections and/or Records:

Archive for Point to Point / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-12849-13136
Scope and Contents

The sketch is titled "Hommage to John Betjeman," and this is a subtitle that also appears on the card. The card depicts ships alongside a list of their female names. On the proof copy, instructions have been written by Finlay to "Lighten grey/green" color in which the card is printed. The trade copy has this corrected color. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Archive for Schiff Brooch / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Cherry, Norman., 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-12796-13082
Scope and Contents

In May 1973, Finlay writes Norman Cherry, a jewelry designer in Kelso, to make a brooch using his Schiff (German word for ship) poem composed for the Stuttgart Max Plank project. He offers several designs including Schiff depicted as a reflection in a pool which is ultimately accepted. The two exchange letters on the progress of the work which is completed in Aug 1973. A letter dated Nov 1973 from Finlay to Buchwald, architect of the Stuttgart project, offers the silver brooch for sale. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Archive for Who Owned the Last Norfolk Wherry / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Michael., 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-12803-13090
Scope and Contents

The stapled pages consist of Finlay's handwritten text and drawing of the Norfolk Wherry, a type of sailing ship. The maquette with calligraphic, printed letterforms and a drawing of a Norfolk Wherry was made by Michael Harvey. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Archive Listing of Ian Hamilton Finlay Books / Feine, Bob; Finlay IH., 1983

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Identifier: CC-11751-11969
Scope and Contents

Feine describes in extensive detail an archive of 40 Finlay works that were subsequently purchased by the Sackner Archive. This list is filed under Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Ars Illuminandi - Abramo Cone / Guardi, Silvio., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-09927-10124
Scope and Contents

Guardi made an oversized plexiglas frame for the collage. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Ars Longa / Cole, David., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-18624-18996
Scope and Contents

A note by Cole on the visit of the Sackners to his studio/residence followed by a lecture (in the company of Susan Barron as well) at the New York Public Library on ancient Hebrew texts and ending with dinner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Ars Scribendi Non Finito / Scherstjanoi, Valeri., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-28960-30292
Scope and Contents

This second edition has been extensively revised as to additional calligraphic content. Scherstjanoi has made a small drawing of lips near the inscription page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Art and Architecture / Sotheran, Henry ; Malevich K ; Lissitzky E ; Rodchenko A., 2012

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Identifier: CC-59857-10002912
Scope and Contents

This book depicts three Russian Avant Garde facsimile books. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2012

Art / Hirschman, Jack A.., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-09001-9178
Scope and Contents

Poem written as an homage to Art Blakey, the jazz musician. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Art on the Road / Eleven Emblems of Violence / Phillips, Tom., 1976

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Identifier: CC-46256-48977
Scope and Contents

There is border of micrographic writing that surrounding the images of this print. It reads, "Whether I might write about this pieceof linoleum is pure speculation except that it was found in a much begained (?) condition lying on the rubbish in a step outside of a house on the left hand side of Lyndhurst Grove Camberwell, London SE 15..." In this print there are four paragraphs of micrographic text spaced from each other, a map of Camberwell London, a reproduction of page 53 of A Humument, and two stencilled ink colored sentences. This print constitutes the final print of six drawn from walks 1/2 mile around Phillips studio - it is based on the belief that there are no dull walks, only dull walkers. The texts of the other five prints are brought together in readibel form that includes a map of the walk. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

[Art Presence] / Hubaut, Joel., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-09648-9841
Scope and Contents

The soft cover book is a catalogue for FIAC, the French art fair, for which Haubaut designed two pages. The drawings are Hubaut's original maquettes for the pages and have been matted individually. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993