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Lettrisme

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 846 Collections and/or Records:

Romans-Photos / Devaux, Frederique., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-15277-15599
Scope and Contents

This book consists of several comic strip-like novels. This copy is unsigned, 10 copies were signed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Saint Ghetto des Prets / Pomerand, Gabriel., 1950

 Item
Identifier: CC-27767-28895
Scope and Contents

The book consists of 44 visual poems that utilize rebuses to depict political messages dealing with the suffering of Jews during WWII in France. They are placed one to a page with documentation on the facing page. The poems consist of grids of Hebrew letters and mathematical formulas mixed with line drawings of images and pictograms that are presented with either black print on a white background or white print on a black background. This book is a seminal text in the historic origins of the Lettrist art movement in France. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1950

Saint Ghetto des Prets / Pomerand, Gabriel., 1950

 Item
Identifier: CC-29187-30534
Scope and Contents

The book consists of 44 visual poems that utilize rebuses to depict political messages dealing with the suffering of Jews during WWII in France. They are placed one to a page with documentation on the facing page. The poems consist of grids of Hebrew letters and mathematical formulas mixed with line drawings of images and pictograms that are presented with either black print on a white background or white print on a black background. This book is a seminal text in the historic origins of the Lettrist art movement in France. This limited edition copy is printed on special paper made by Papeteries Johannot and has its watermark. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1950

Saint Ghetto of the Loans / Pomerand, Gabriel ; Michael Kasper, translator., 2006

 Item
Identifier: CC-44936-47108
Scope and Contents

This translation of the book in French consists of 44 visual poems that utilize rebuses to depict political messages dealing with the suffering of Jews during WWII in France. It has much smaller page size than the original. They are placed one to a page with documentation on the facing page. The poems consist of grids of Hebrew letters and mathematical formulas mixed with line drawings of images and pictograms that are presented with either black print on a white background or white print on a black background. This book is a seminal text in the historic origins of the Lettrist art movement in France. This translation into English that was done by Michael Kasper is also designated "Lost Literature Series #1. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

Saint ghetto of the loans / Pomerand, Gabriel ; Michael Kasper, translator ; Bhamati Viswanathan, translator ; Isou I ; Lemaitre M., 2006

 Item
Identifier: CC-54248-643136
Scope and Contents

This is an important re-issue and translation of a 50's French Letterist classic. Includes the prose poem text in English and French on left page and pictograms on right hand page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

Sculpt - Ecriture / Dupont, Albert., 1983

 Item
Identifier: CC-15772-16103
Scope and Contents

This drawing is created by writing firmly in ink on the verso side of the page so that the recto side appears to be embossed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Sekondo Kwaderno INI / Aga-Rossi, Laura, editor ; Merante A ; Mattioli G ; Ferrua P ; Lemaitre M ; Franceschi K., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-26874-27346
Scope and Contents

*Web 1998: Angelo Merante: Correct title of this work is "" (you reported Sekondo Kwderno INI). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Self-Portrait / Dupont, Albert., 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-15793-16124
Scope and Contents

This photograph is a reproduction of a work of 1973 held in the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Semeion / Satie, Alain., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-62493-47646
Scope and Contents

Exhibited in Visualog 2, San Luis Obispu, California. Exhibition was curated by Karl Kempton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Serie-10 Anni Ini / De Mattia, Furio, editor ; Bertozzi GA ; Mattioli G ; Aga-Rossi L ; Proia F ; Merante A ; Letaillieur F ; Garesto I ; Agresti G ; DeMattia F ; Lemaitre M ; Salamone A., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-15673-16002
Scope and Contents

The pages of this book are postcards. One includes a photograph of Maurice Lemaitre among others. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Si Quieres Color, Pone Negro sin Temor / Dupont, Albert., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-15936-16271
Scope and Contents

The texts were found by Dupont from art and philosophical writings and fragmented selections were painted by the artist. The work is a palimpset containing visual symbols, rebuses and text. As a contradiction, the top layer of text is painted in white. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980