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 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2969 Collections and/or Records:

Ketty La Rocca, 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-37421-39274
Scope and Contents

The photographic portion of this book is reprinted from a book first published by Centro DI in Florence, Italy in 1971. The translucent paper, printed pages inserts with writing and abstract markings are new to this edition. The photographs depict realistic intertwined hands and arms from single or multiple subjects usually captioned in Italian and English with a brief phase or poem. There are two translucent paper overlays tracing each one of the photographic images. The top one traces the outlines of the photograph with line and calligraphic text and the bottom one with shading and calligraphic text. Ketty La Rocca was born in 1938 and died in 1976, one year after the book was published. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Ketty La Rocca, 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-37422-39275
Scope and Contents

The photographic portion of this book is reprinted from a book first published by Centro DI in Florence, Italy in 1971. The translucent paper, printed pages inserts with writing and abstract markings are new to this edition. The photographs depict realistic intertwined hands and arms from single or multiple subjects usually captioned in Italian and English with a brief phase or poem. There are two translucent paper overlays tracing each one of the photographic images. The top one traces the outlines of the photograph with line and calligraphic text and the bottom one with shading and calligraphic text. Ketty La Rocca was born in 1938 and died in 1976, one year after the book was published. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Ketuba, 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-07857-8010
Scope and Contents

The major portion of this exhibition was lent by Richard and Beatrice Levy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Key Holear / Basinski, Michael., 2000

 Item
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

KLM / Kuijers, MIchael ; Lelie, Herman C. ; van der Markt, Hans., 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-47361-50105
Scope and Contents

This book has the appearance of an Assembling in terms of its assorted laid-out pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Know Other, 1998

 Item — Box 338: [Barcode: 31858072491230]
Identifier: CC-31812-33330

Knowing Not Knowing / Schlossberg, Edwin., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-30232-31635
Scope and Contents

The left facing page is the printed version of the philosophical handwritten musings on the right facing page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Kuhle Muhtanten / Zielke, Ottfried ; Andryczuk, Hartmut., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-28550-29832
Scope and Contents

The writings and drawings in this book are a collaborative effort between the two authors. Although the tirage is four copies, each book is unique. The cover design depicts markings from the skin of a cow. A toy cow with propellers on each side is attached to the top of the rear cover by means of bent metal tubing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997