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Visual art

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 5487 Collections and/or Records:

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

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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

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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

The Sound of Vertical Breathing in Various Colors / Mennitti-Paraito, Emanuele., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-05975-6089
Scope and Contents

This is a proof copy for The Beauty in Breathing commission. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

The Sound of Vertical Breathing / Mennitti-Paraito, Emanuele., 1991

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Identifier: CC-06068-6182
Scope and Contents

Commissioned for "The Beauty in Breathing" exhibition. The artist visually interpretes the sounds of breathing which can be performed as sound poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

[The stage in performance, Winter's Tale] / Phillips, Tom., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-30742-32187
Scope and Contents

Tom Phillips was the designer for the production of Shakespeare's Winter's Tale at the newly reconstructed Globe Theatre and this card depicts the stage scene. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

The Starving Artists' Cookbook / Eidia, Paul ; Eidia, Melissa ; Wilson M ; Cage J ; Tot E ; Lipski D ; Colo P ; Cleveland B., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-13491-13794
Scope and Contents

This book is a collection of recipes, biographies and illustrations from artists in New York and Europe. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991