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Calligraphic text

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2969 Collections and/or Records:

Bifids / curry, jw., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-19855-20243
Scope and Contents

This is a sketch of Peggy lefler's frontpiece for George Swede's Bifids. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Big Letter Labyrinth / Wolf, Anna., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-00498-510
Scope and Contents

This drawing was reproduced in Calligraphy Review 1992; Vol. 9: No.2: 52-55 in an exhibition review, written by Elizabeth Gand, of her show at Meridan Gallery, San Francisco. It was mistakingly entitled "Black Letter Labyrinth" in the review. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Bill Jubobe, 1977

 Item — Folder 23: [Barcode: 31858072459823]
Identifier: CC-18756-19130
Scope and Contents

This work was made for a performance in Saarbrucken, West Germany, January 1977. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Binding Together Cultures with Cords of Wit / Lloyd, Ann Wilson; Bing X., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-34598-36297
Scope and Contents

The reporter descibes the work of Xu Bing who invented "New English Calligraphy," authentic-looking Chinese ideograms that are actually English words. Strung together, they make sentences that appear to be Chinese but read as English. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Bird's Eye / Ansell, Michael ; Graham, Judy., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-27161-27636
Scope and Contents

Text was writtem by Graham, illustrations by Ansell, and calligraphy by Judythe Sieck. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

[Black and White Scarf) / Jan Baker., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-41445-43430
Scope and Contents

The scarf has large calligraphic text on the white fabric outlined by a black background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

[Black and White Scarf) / Jan Baker., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-41446-43431
Scope and Contents

The scarf design has 2 1/2 large circular calligraphic texts of diaristic phrases with a cross in mid-circle on a white background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

[Black and White Scarf) / Jan Baker., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-41445-43430
Scope and Contents

The scarf has large calligraphic text on the white fabric outlined by a black background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

[Black and White Scarf) / Jan Baker., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-41446-43431
Scope and Contents

The scarf design has 2 1/2 large circular calligraphic texts of diaristic phrases with a cross in mid-circle on a white background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

[Black on white pillow cover] / Jan Baker., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-41441-43426
Scope and Contents

The pillow cover is hand lettered made with natural dye on cotton. The three fabric covered buttons on the back also contain Baker's distinctive calligraphic text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

[Black on white pillow cover] / Jan Baker., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-41441-43426
Scope and Contents

The pillow cover is hand lettered made with natural dye on cotton. The three fabric covered buttons on the back also contain Baker's distinctive calligraphic text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

[Blatter] / Schodl, Greta., 1988

 Item
Identifier: CC-42086-44087
Scope and Contents

One man exhibition by Richard Saltoun a Frieze New York May 2019. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Blends / Strangulensis, Ficus., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-28432-29696
Scope and Contents

Each page depicts a handwritten column of words or wordlike forms which shows progressive alteration from a primary word to a new one or an image. Examples include among others 1) young - void, 2) falls - mist, 3) ripe - shoe, 4) seed - image of a tree. This has been termed "transmorfation" by Ficus Strangulensis and has also been utilized by other poets, notably Crag Hill, jw curry, and Geof Huth. The transmorfations are composed in a computer and laser printed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996