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Picture poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1790 Collections and/or Records:

Christmas 1993 (After John Flaxman R.A.) / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-11066-11281
Scope and Contents

John Flaxman (175-1826) was a British-born Swedenborgian sculptor, painter, designer and illustrator. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Christmas / Holiday Broadside: An Arabesk for Frederick Delius at the Year's End. No.3 / John Furnival ; Jonathan Williams., 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-12230-12454
Scope and Contents

This is a Christmas broadside from The University Libraries with drawing by Furnival and poetry by Williams. The title of this series was later changed to Holiday Broadside. The edition consists of 50 numbered and signed copies. The Sackner copy is signed but unnumbered. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Christmas / Holiday Broadside: I asked the Master of Shadows. No.6 / Michael Palmer ; Irving Petlin., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-43167-45223
Scope and Contents

Irving Petlin's image reproduced on the inside front cover is a pastel on paper work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Christmas / Holiday Broadside: something about flowers. No.4 / Kent Taylor ; da levy., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-40051-42020
Scope and Contents

d.a.levy's painting reproduced on the inside front cover is an oil on paper image of a picture poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Christmas / Holiday Broadside: something about flowers. No.4 / Kent Taylor ; da levy., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-40070-42039
Scope and Contents

d.a.levy's painting reproduced on the inside front cover is an oil on paper image of a picture poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

Citron Bleu / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1994

 Item — Folder 36: [Barcode: 31858072459963]
Identifier: CC-12517-12744
Scope and Contents

Image was taken from a detail of a painting by William Gillies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Citron Bleu / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-12592-12824
Scope and Contents

Image was taken from a detail of a painting by William Gillies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

(Classical) landscape, n. / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Lindsley, Kathleen., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35251-36985
Scope and Contents

The image on the card is a graphite landscape drawing. The definition of (Classical) landscape written by Finlay, reads, a stand of concepts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Classical/Neoclassical / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1987

 Item — Folder 35: [Barcode: 31858072459948]
Identifier: CC-12361-12587
Scope and Contents

The classical image is of a six layer cake; the image of neoclassical is of six stacked drums. In each picture, the sizes of each layer become progressively smaller from botton to top. The cake probably refers to Marie Antoinette's pre-revolutionary statement, "Let Them Eat Cake!" and the drums refer to the French revolution. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Claude Has Come into the Garden, 1974

 Item — Folder 58: [Barcode: 31858072537925]
Identifier: CC-13292-13593
Scope and Contents

Depicts a drawing of Claude Debussy standing at the front of a labyrinth, with architectural renderings at the left, parts of Debussy's music in the clouds, and a bat in storm clouds at the top right. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Clearspring / Herms, George., 1967

 Item
Identifier: CC-28512-29791
Scope and Contents

Several of the love poems in this suite deal with Herms' wife at the time. One of the picture/poems has a mesostic that spells Louise, her name. The typography utilized for the poems on these prints is varied. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Clinker Built / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-35377-37112
Scope and Contents

The card depicts the number, "529.DE" in light blue with its letters fractured from painting upon the slats of the blue, boat hull. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Clinker Built / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-35380-37115
Scope and Contents

The card depicts the phrase, "Clinker Built" in black outlined, white letters with a fractured appearance from being drawn upon the slats of the boat hull. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Close-up. Rooksmoor / Furnival, John., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-13173-13474
Scope and Contents

Rooksmoor is the name of Furnival's house/village. The image depicts a black and white rendition of a Lungwort that was adapted from a watercolor sent to the Sackners as part of a letter (1991) from Furnival. In The Locative and Vocative Case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Cloud Board / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-11874-12095
Scope and Contents

In this photograph of a sculpture, Finlay uses leaves floating in a bowl as a metaphor for clouds. The word "cloud" is engraved on a stone with a hand pointed downward to the leaves and upwards to the sky. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970