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Typewriter poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1812 Collections and/or Records:

Kruhy / Ovcacek, Eduard., 1964 - 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-05250-5352
Scope and Contents

Kruhy, the title of this suite of prints adapted from typewriter poems, means circle in English. The donor of this work to the Archive, Petr Sevcik, provided an English translation of the poems on a page accompanying the portfolio. This is an unnumbered copy of the portfolio that calls for numbering. Further, it is incomplete since the numbered copy that is also held by the Sackner Archive includes 20 prints. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964 - 1966

Kruhy / Ovcacek, Eduard., 1964 - 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-53625-13600
Scope and Contents

Kruhy, the title of this suite of prints adapted from typewriter poems, means circle in English. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964 - 1966

kt + / Mairey, Francoise., 2002

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Identifier: CC-59528-10002604
Scope and Contents

Card No.1 was scanned into record. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

ku + / Mairey, Francoise., 2002

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Identifier: CC-59530-10002606
Scope and Contents

Card No.1 was scanned into record. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

ky + / Mairey, Francoise., 2002

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Identifier: CC-59555-10002632
Scope and Contents

Card No.1 was scanned into record. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Kykafrikaans / Boshoff, Willem Hendrik., 2003

 Item
Identifier: CC-45835-48523
Scope and Contents

These prints were generated from photographs of the original typings from the book with same title that is held by the Sackner Archive. The latter lent the original typings for these prints. A web site provides the background for each of the 12 poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

Kykafrikaans / Boshoff, Willem Hendrik., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-24223-24675
Scope and Contents This is the manuscript for the only typewritten, concrete poetry book published in South Africa. Each page is recorded as a single entry into the database. Boshoff achieved optical effects by weighting the density of typewritten letters in different portions of the poem through overtyping and creating diagonals by placement of the same letter in that direction. Includes an optical effects poem in a circular shape achieved by formating typewritten fragments in the manner of Houedard. This work was purchased from Tony Zwicker after the Sackners met Boshoff in 1996 in Zwicker's Grammercy Park loft. It was exhibited at Miami Art Museum during the Global Conceptualism show. Boshoff in "word forms and language shapes 1975 - 2007" writes the following: The first edition of this work is an anthology of concrete poetry published by Uitgewery Pannevis, which was founded by Markus de Jong. During its short existence it focused on printing alternative Afrikaans literature. The book comprises...
Dates: 1980

Kykafrikaans / Boshoff, Willem Hendrik., 1980

 Item
Identifier: CC-24222-24674
Scope and Contents

The Sackner Archive holds almost the entire manuscript for this book. A few pages were donated to the PAMM museum in Miami, Boshoff's typewriter poetry and art is all the more remarkable for the fact that he worked in complete geographical isolation from concrete poets and typewriter poets. The colophon indicates that the typings were composed on a Hermes 3000 model. This piece was exhibited in "Global Conceptualism" that started at Queens Museum and also travelled to Miami Art Museum. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Kykafrikaans: Page 5 / Boshoff, Willem Hendrik., 1980

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Identifier: CC-56668-10000063
Scope and Contents This is a page from the manuscript for the only typewritten, concrete poetry book published in South Africa. Boshoff achieved optical effects by weighting the density of typewritten letters in different portions of the poem through overtyping and creating diagonals by placement of the same letter in that direction. Includes an optical effects poem in a circular shape achieved by formating typewritten fragments in the manner of Houedard. Missing page 87. This work was purchased from Tony Zwicker after the Sackners met Boshoff in 1996 in Zwicker's Grammercy Park loft. It was exhibited at Miami Art Museum during the Global Conceptualism show. Boshoff in "word forms and language shapes 1975 - 2007" writes the following: The first edition of this work is an anthology of concrete poetry published by Uitgewery Pannevis, which was founded by Markus de Jong. During its short existence it focused on printing alternative Afrikaans literature. The book comprises black and white reproductions...
Dates: 1980