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Picture poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1790 Collections and/or Records:

The Other Way to Edinburgh / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-42862-44903
Scope and Contents

The etching or woodcut black and white image on the card cover by Hincks appears to be a scene taken from Finlay's Little Sparta garden. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

The Plagiarist Codex: An Old Maya Information Hieroglyph, 1990

 Item — Box And-Andre: [Barcode: 31858072490810]
Identifier: CC-26955-27429
Scope and Contents

This is a slightly larger version of the book published originally by Xexoxial Editions in 1987. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

The Plowers Plowed upon my Back / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-35376-37111
Scope and Contents

The poem was taken from Psalm 129, v 3. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

The Poor Fisherman, 1987

 Item — Folder 61: [Barcode: 31858072537958]
Identifier: CC-12494-12721
Scope and Contents

The image in this poem has been modified from a figurative painting by Puvis de Chavnannes through addition of a French republican tricolor button to the mast of his boat. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

The Return of Wretched Desire / Rotodanger., 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-40283-42254
Scope and Contents

The folder describes this work as "A sorry tale written and illustrated with sorrow and wit by rotodanger." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

The Sacramento Proposal: Sculpture for the 1201 K Street Office Tower / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; McLeish, Neil., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-12552-12780
Scope and Contents

The sculpture utilizes the word "cloud" in five languages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

The Saga of Frankie & Johnny / Held, John Jr.., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-09464-9652
Scope and Contents

John Held Jr., the illustrator of this book, was born in 1889. According to Nicholas Fox Weber, author of Patron Saints, Knopf, 1992, Held was a famous illustrator of the 20's (e.g. F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tales of the Jazz Age," 1922 who lost his monies in the Stock Market Crash and fell upon hard times in the 30's. He did the costume and set designs for the first ballet by the American Ballet Company of New York with wholly American subject matter, "Alma Mater," performed in 1934. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

The Shapes and S.P.A.C.I.N.G of the Letters, 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-08143-8304
Scope and Contents

This book consists of a collection of illustrated essays on the following topics, Short-Prose, Verbo-Visuals, Travel-Log, Agit-Prop, Colonial-English, Calendar-Art, Cut-Paste and Laughing-Stock. Includes a particularly good exposition of Picture or Emblem Poetry. Most of the writing is tongue-in-cheek. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

The Sign of the Nudge / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Harvey, Michael., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-11954-12177
Scope and Contents

This is also designated Artist Cards No.25 in series. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

The Spice Cupboard (1687) / Williams, Jonathan; Furnival, John., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-32204-33758
Scope and Contents

This is designated Jargon Society Card No.21. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987