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Found poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 900 Collections and/or Records:

Handschriftliches, 1993

 Item — Box 292: [Barcode: 31858072460714]
Identifier: CC-23752-24199
Scope and Contents

Five drawings were made by Cepl and 4 drawings and a collage by Broel. All of the works are unique in this edition of 30. Broel's drawings were superimposed on sheets of found handwriting by others while Cepl's are in his own calligraphy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

[Happy 60th to Tom Phillips] / Sackner, Marvin., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-28223-29391
Scope and Contents

Marvin Sackner composed the poetry based on page 12 of "A Human Document" as a birthday tribute to Tom Phillips. He used a scanner, Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator as software tools. Fiona Maddox, Phillips' wife, sent blank pages to his friends and will bind them into a book. The text reads, "To TP it was meant to be, a good book for men and women, who experience so much mature observation of good life between the two, FM TP a picture complete, a true representation of life." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Happy Birthday / Depew, Wally., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-58075-10001322
Scope and Contents

The collages consist of head shot photographs of young women except for the final page that depicts a man naping with four numbers individualy rubberstamped, viz., 2 2 '6 8. Presumavly, the date February 2 is Linda Bandt Depew's birthday. One letter of 'birthday" is rubberstamped on eight of the collages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

He Was the First Schoolmaster of Democracy / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-12159-12383
Scope and Contents

The poem consists of a quotation by Mathier commenting on Robespierre. It is printed in an italicized white text on a black background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Here, There, and (nearly) Everywhere / Bunn, David ; Marcus G., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-35725-37479
Scope and Contents

This book documents the projects of David Bunn. He appropriated part of the defunct card catalogue from the Los Angeles County Library to create an installation, using a select group of framed cards and a four-volume edition of self-published books. In addition, Bunn composed poetry gleaned, edited and rearranged from the titles on the catalogue cards. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

homage to sackner / Priddle, Ross., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-40397-42368
Scope and Contents

Marvin Sackner sent Priddle a copy of an article that appeared in The Economist magazine in 2002 dealing with his latest invention, the AT 101. The article was entitled, "Shaken but not Stirred." Priddle's overprinting gives an appearance of shaking. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Hommage To Antonio Gramsci / Musgrove, Keith., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-28071-29230
Scope and Contents

Inscribed on cover as printed but not published - at author's request. Theme of book is the taking of a clerical test for governmental service. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Hot Bird Mfg: >A-No.1. No.13/Mar / Ray DiPalma., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-09147-9328
Scope and Contents

Edited by Ray DiPalma. This issue reprints the language and signs used by tramps and hobos from an unidentified book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Hot Taters and Razzmatazz / Radin, Betty., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-30749-32194
Scope and Contents

In this book, Radin manipulated the pages of an English book, "London Cries," on a photocopying machine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

How Sad I am Today... / Johnson, Ray ; Trasov V ; Morris M., 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-44245-46373
Scope and Contents

Michael Morris, Sharla Sava, Peter Schuyff, Muffet Jones, Robin Laba, Vincent Trasov and James Tyer contributed extensive essays on the work of Ray Johnson and the mail art network. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

I understand (2 Jan 1968) / Dom Sylvester Houedard., 1968

 Item
Identifier: CC-56829-10000197
Scope and Contents

The top two plastic extensions are arms and the bottom two are legs.The full collaged text reads "I understand singly or in display." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968