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Political poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1449 Collections and/or Records:

Leonferrari 'Postscripts' / Cotter, Holland; Ferrari L., 2004

 Item
Identifier: CC-42915-44958
Scope and Contents

This is a review of an exhibition of Ferrari's drawings at the Drawing Center in New York. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

Les Femmes de la Revolution - After Anselm Kiefer / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1992

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Identifier: CC-10956-11168
Scope and Contents

The images depict realistic flowers captioned with the name of women prominent in the French Revolution, e.g., Marie Antoinette, Albertine Marat, etc. Although Finlay suggests an indebtedness in the title to the German artist Kiefer, the arrangement of the flowers and captions is more suggestive of a print that could have been made by Marcel Broodthaers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Les Femmes de la Revolution - After Anselm Kiefer / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1992

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Identifier: CC-12249-12473
Scope and Contents

The card depicts 12 images of flowers that are captioned with names of women prominent in the French Revolution such as Marie-Antoinette, Albertine Marat, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Les Guerilleres / Wittig, Monique ; David Le Vay, translator., 1969

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Identifier: CC-33493-35142
Scope and Contents

This novel that was written by Wittig, a Lesbian author, was first published in France as a catalyst for the women's liberation movement. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

L'Escalade, 1973

 Item — Folder 20: [Barcode: 31858072459799]
Identifier: CC-19776-20163
Scope and Contents

The title in English means to scale over. The text consists of a repetition of the words, morte and death over a Manchester Guardian newspaper image of The Communist leader, Brezhnev whispering into the ear of President Nixon. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Less Newspoems / Kupferberg, Tuli., 1981

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Identifier: CC-43138-45194
Scope and Contents

The book consists of newsprint pages with like covers. Includes reproduced newspaper clippings, found art, advertisements, collages. Poems accompany and embellish select clippings. Cover is photo of VP Nelson Rockefeller giving someone the finger. Another news photo is Virginia police frisking a couple Hari Krishna's posing as Santas. Stored in Yeah magazine box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Letter from an Invisible Greek / levy, d.a.., 1968

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Identifier: CC-30726-32171
Scope and Contents

This poem was originally published in Quixote under the pseudonym of Gregory X. One copy is printed on white paper stock, the other on yellow paper stock. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Lettre de Cachet / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1981

 Item — Folder 36: [Barcode: 31858072459963]
Identifier: CC-12446-12673
Scope and Contents

The title printed in red is on a reproduction of the Scottish Arts Council stationery and is captioned "Souvenirs of the French Revolution." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Liberty Equality Eternity: An Installation for the New Gallery of Modern Art, Ingram Street, Glasgow / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Simig, Pia Maria; Hincks, Gary., 1996

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Identifier: CC-35265-36999
Scope and Contents

Finlay proposes to inscribe each word of the title onto a guillotine blade to be set into three deeply recessed windows of the gallery. The proposal documents his reasons and depicts line drawings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

License / Hendricks, Jon; Toche, Jean., 1981

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Identifier: CC-49939-70997
Scope and Contents

Each card is laid out in an identical fashion but the licenses differ as to what is given and the Agency granting the license, e.g., License to Read by The Ku Klux Klan, License to Make a living by The Pentagon, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Ligue des Droits de l'Homme / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1987

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Identifier: CC-12509-12736
Scope and Contents

This is an attack on Michel Blum, head of the League of Human Rights in Paris for his part in refusing Finlay's commission to the city of Paris. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Ligue / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1988

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Identifier: CC-12177-12401
Scope and Contents

This is an attack on Michel Blum who was responsible in part for rejection of Finlay's commission for the city of Paris through the "Ligue des Droits de l'Homme." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Line Up / Ligorano, Nora; Reese, Marshall., 2005

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Identifier: CC-44272-46402
Scope and Contents

The political post cards feature six Republican leaders in line-up poses with untruthful quotations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2005