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Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 3293 Collections and/or Records:

e.e. cummings @ 100: 1894-1994 / cummings, e.e. ; Mattson F., 1994

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Identifier: CC-20620-21022
Scope and Contents

Exhibition was curated by Francis O. Mattson. The manuscripts, books and images are from the Berg Collection of the NYPL. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

E.E. Cummings:An Introduction to the Poetry / Kidder, Rushworth M.., 1979

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Identifier: CC-07898-8052
Scope and Contents

Consists of an analysis of individual poems from cumming's 12 collections beginning with Tulips and Chimneys in 1923 and ending with his posthumous 73 Poems in 1963. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Ein Projekt fur das Bankhaus Schroeder Munchmeyer & Co / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Bann, Stephen ; Simig, Pia Maria ; Sloan, Nicolas ; Sterling, Annet., 1995

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Identifier: CC-12938-13230
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This is an extensive architectural project for a German bank that was planned from the onset of construction. It consisted of six carved, lettered stone sculptures for the facade, poetic wall paintings, poems on glass doors, and a floor poem. The concrete and picture poems were modified from earlier published versions, e.g., wave/rock, star, evening will come, sackcloth n., wild flower n. Bann wrote a critical analysis, Simig helped in production, & Sloan provided the stone carvings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Ein schiff aus Wasser: Spanische Literatur von heute / Boso, Felipe, editor ; Bada, Ricardo, editor ; Castillejo JL ; Pino F ; Millan F ; Boso F ; Aberasturi JC ; Brossa J ; Rato MA., 1981

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Identifier: CC-54975-990383
Scope and Contents

This is an antholgy of contemporary Spanish concrete and visual poetry translated into the German language. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

El Lissitzky: Maler Architekt Typograf Fotograf / Lissitzky-Kuppers, Sophie ; Altman N ; Arp H ; Berlewi H ; Breton A ; Burliuk D ; VanDoesburg T ; Ehrenburg I ; Hoch H ; Hausmann R ; Kruchenykh A ; Picabia F ; Picasso P ; Rodchenko A ; Schwitters K ; Tatlin V ; Tschichold J., 1976

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Identifier: CC-06901-7024
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Proun 88," "Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge," "Six Tales with Easy Endings," "Wendingen," "Of Two Squares," "For the Voice," "Isms of Art," and "Pressa" are among the works illustrated in this book that are held by the Sackner Archive. The collage, entitled Proun 88, is depicted as plate 32. The watercolor drawing of this image is held by the Sackner Archive. Plate 40 depicts the agitprop poster, "Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge but this is not the original image; the original image poster is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

El Poema de la Rosa als Llavis / Salvat-Papasseit, Joan ; Molas J ; Marinetti FT., 1978

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Identifier: CC-49558-70606
Scope and Contents

Joaquim Molas contributed a lengthy introductory biographic essay. This is the 22nd printing of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

Elaboration / McLuhan, Marshall; Fiore Q., 2004

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Identifier: CC-43088-45140
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This short explanation by Henninger explains the often misquoted title of McLuhan's book, "The Medium is the Massage." The "Medium is the Message appeared in his large 1964 book, "Understanding Media." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

Electric Portrait / Nuding, Gertrude Prescott; Phillips T., 2000

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Identifier: CC-35056-36782
Scope and Contents

Gertrude Nuding composed this text describing Tom Phillips' creation of the DVD portrait of the Director of the RI, Susan Greenfield. The Sackners were invited by Phillips to participate in the vernissage of the electronic portrait and the preliminary drawings at the Royal Institution in November, 2000. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Ellis Island, and Other Backward Glances / Finn, Robin; Schlossberg E., 2001

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Identifier: CC-35893-37654
Scope and Contents

This article about Edward Schlossberg mentions his plexiglas piece, wordwordswords (ULAE), that is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Emblematic and Non-Emblematic Aspects of English Renaissance Pattern Poetry / Westerweel, Bart; Higgins D; Adler J; Ernst U; Herbert G; Gomringer E; Mallarme S; Maurus H., 1992

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Identifier: CC-00583-597
Scope and Contents

The author analyzes English Renaissance pattern poetry from George Herbert, Robert Herrick, Richard Willis and its relationship to the classical shaped poetry, Christian models, and emblem forms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

emily dickinson: letters from the world / Harris, Marguerite, editor ; levy da ; Corso G ; Ginsberg A ; Harris M ; Katzman A ; Quasha G ; Roseliep R., 1970

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Identifier: CC-51165-72253
Scope and Contents

The cover drawing by d.a. levy is entitled "wild flowers in a deserted cemetery." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970