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Visual art

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 5469 Collections and/or Records:

The Ruskin Connection / Morris, Stephen., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-52145-73264
Scope and Contents

In this exhibition, Morris showed realist outdoor scenes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

The Ruth & Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry 1984 / Sackner, Ruth, editor ; Sackner, Marvin, editor ; Phillips T., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-62667-48801
Scope and Contents

The first 235 pages consist of an illustrated essay by Marvin Sackner dealing with forming the collection. The remaining pages consist of a listing of holdings in the Sackner Archive. Tom Phillips designed the cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

The Salivation Army Black Book (1996-2006) / Treleaven, Scott ; P-orridge G., 2006

 Item
Identifier: CC-46672-49402
Scope and Contents

This book reproduces all ten issues of the homoerotic magazine entitled "This is the Salvation Army." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

The Samo Graffiti / Flynt, Henry ; Basquiat JM., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-10803-11013
Scope and Contents

This exhibition documented the photographs of Samo graffiti which appeared in lower Manhatten in 1977-1978. Subsequently it became known that they were the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Al Diaz. The premise of these slogans/poems was that Samo was a brand name drug which provided salvation to those who would take it. This catalogue also mentions that Flynt's work is in the collection of Ruth & Marvin Sackner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

The Science of Secrets / Evans, Dennis., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-14296-14604
Scope and Contents

The Science of Secrets is the fourth part of a seven part suite of works titled "The Book of the World/The Book of Life." It is composed of three large environmental, poetic installations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

The Season's Greetings / Hatherly, Ana., 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-38014-39900
Scope and Contents

The drawing consists of black dots packed together with varied density. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

The Secret Archives / Herms, George ; Meltzer D., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-09406-9593
Scope and Contents

Catalogue of the exhibition at the gallery, Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles, September - November 1992; includes 23 separate objects (2 booklets, 2 folios, 5 leaves, 1 folded sheet, 10 color postcards, 1 accordion-folded sheet and 1 poster). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

The Self as a Stranger, 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-51492-72590
Scope and Contents

This catalogue depicts two works from the Sackner Archive who is also listed among the supporters of this publication. The drawing was given to the 11 supporters of the publication of this book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

The Self as a Stranger / Lewty, Simon ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 2008

 Item
Identifier: CC-47962-68985
Scope and Contents

Most of the images depicted in this catalogue are examples of Language Art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

The Self as a Stranger / Lewty, Simon ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK ; Courtney C., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-51686-72786
Scope and Contents

This catalogue depicts two works from the Sackner Archive that is also listed among the supporters of this publication. A drawing given to the 11 supporters of the publication of this book is depicted in another entry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

The Six-Cornered Snowflake / Nims, John Frederick., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-05566-5673
Scope and Contents

This poem in shapes of a six-cornered snowflakes recalls the experience of seeing snow fall over the city of Prague. The closing line is an ode to the beauty of snow, "Over Prague of the hundred towers, jumbled roofs, the winter river, the recounciling bridge, down our endangered air, forgiving snow cajoles the earth in musical notes yet." Illustrations as wood engravings of Prague buildings in the shape of snowflakes to accompany the poem were done by Dean Bornstein. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

The Six-Cornered Snowflake / Nims, John Frederick., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-05567-5674
Scope and Contents

This poem in shapes of a six-cornered snowflakes recalls the experience of seeing snow fall over the city of Prague. The closing line is an ode to the beauty of snow, "Over Prague of the hundred towers, jumbled roofs, the winter river, the recounciling bridge, down our endangered air, forgiving snow cajoles the earth in musical notes yet." Illustrations as wood engravings of Prague buildings in the shape of snowflakes to accompany the poem were done by Dean Bornstein. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

The Sketchbook / Davis, Stuart., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-14848-15161
Scope and Contents

This is a facsimile of Davis' sketchbook of 1926. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991