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Visual poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 4850 Collections and/or Records:

Gronk: There Were Dreams. No.4 / Barbara O'Connelly., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-36262-38052
Scope and Contents

The visual poems consist of line drawings of a female nude with integrated handwritten text. This copy has the rubberstamped :grOnk S2 N4 on the lower right side of the title page. The book is also listed as Ganglia's Concrete Poetry Series No.4 without the rubberstamped identification. Barbara O'Connelly is the wife of D.r. Wagner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Gronk: Untitled. No.8 / John Riddell., 1969

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Identifier: CC-36272-38062
Scope and Contents

Usually published in an edition of 400 copies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Grunes Erlangen, 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-15150-15471
Scope and Contents

The pages were printed from writings and collages of newspaper and periodical clippings in which the word, grun (meaning green in English) was mentioned. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Guaranto Guartare, 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-36519-38320
Scope and Contents

The pages consist of three identical photographs that depict abstracted eyes and calligraphic markings/text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Habit de Medecin / De Larmessin., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-15743-16074
Scope and Contents

After a work done in the 17th Century. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

[Halo Hell-o] , 1994

 Item — Folder 47: [Barcode: 31858072460045]
Identifier: CC-16144-16487
Scope and Contents

Poetic lines trace the silhouette of a woman's face. The eyebrow says insoporatble pesar (insupportable grief); the eye, madre erecta; the lips, watch out people for hell is coming back. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Handmade Books, Collages and Sculptures / Hamady, Walter ; Olson T ; Spector B ; Heft C ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-33092-34717
Scope and Contents

This catalogue features Hamady's assemblages. Toby Olson and Buzz Spector contribute critical essays on Hamady's work. Olson wrItes about his art pieces in the essay "One Night at the Farm" and Spector describes Hamady's work in an essay, "Biblioselfconsciousness: Walter Hamady's Gabberjabbs." The Sackner Archive is mentioned as holding Hamady's works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Handschriftliches, 1993

 Item — Box 292: [Barcode: 31858072460714]
Identifier: CC-23752-24199
Scope and Contents

Five drawings were made by Cepl and 4 drawings and a collage by Broel. All of the works are unique in this edition of 30. Broel's drawings were superimposed on sheets of found handwriting by others while Cepl's are in his own calligraphy. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Hansjorg Mayer Catalogue Cover / Phillips, Tom., 1979

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Identifier: CC-54409-52481
Scope and Contents

This print depicts two identical images side by side with minor color changes. The poem reads " A most magnificent kind of wonders catalogue - DOCUMENT the universe; and vanish - documenti--libri----multa--admirandi! - at his bedside - all the reading of the thing with the stamp of art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Happy Birthday, Sister Ruth / Teichner, Marcia; Sackner RK; Sackner MA., 2003

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Identifier: CC-40571-42544
Scope and Contents

The hand-made card for Ruth Sackner's 67th birthday is based on Shaker furniture and Marvin Sackner's medical platform that shakes the patient releasing nitric oxide. Clippings written and collaged by Marcia Teichner read, "Notice to our patrons - Sister Ruth Sackner - First Lady of the Shaker Table - Celebrates Birthday! We are thankful for you, Sister and we send you love from the community." Also pictured is Marvin Sackner behind a Shaker table. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003