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Found poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 900 Collections and/or Records:

Greetings / Jackman, Sandra., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-30853-32301
Scope and Contents

Painted and found collages are arranged with found text that reads, "From time to time - the mountain - tints - scattered from the clouds - perform - melodies - too slow to tell." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Gronk Intermediate Series: May 1931. No.5 / Gerry Gilbert., 1976

 Item
Identifier: CC-36927-38760
Scope and Contents

The texts were abstracted from the Vancouver Sun newspaper May 19-31, 1931. The weather maps depicted in this book were taken from corresponding issues in 1976. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Ground Rock Salt Grade / Cobbing, Bob., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-17784-18154
Scope and Contents

A polyvinyl fragment from a found bag was utilized as the stencil for the print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

[Hands] / Olbrich, Jurgen O.., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-32251-33811
Scope and Contents

This print was made by photocopying one hand of Ruth and one of Marvin Sackner and overlaying fragmented printed offset text from a printing company. It constituted a project organized by Olbrich in the printing plant that was produced in book format. The book is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997