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Picture poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1790 Collections and/or Records:

Ulysses Was Here / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Costley, Ron., 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-11873-12094
Scope and Contents

A wash-like painting of the sky, the sea, a road, a desert, with "Ulysses Was Here" printed on the road in classical typography. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Umbra Solis Non Aeris: The Shadow of the Sun and not of the Bronze / Harvey, Michael; Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-12395-12621
Scope and Contents

This is the preparatory drawing for the Welsh Slate sculpture that is also pictured in a card and a print with the same title. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Un Noyer peut en cacher un autre! / Furnival, John., 1997

 Item — Folder 38: [Barcode: 31858072459989]
Identifier: CC-30429-31849
Scope and Contents

The print depicts a drawing of a tree barren of leaves with a single bird's nest, presumably in the Furnival's house in southern France. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Un 'Pop Art' Postcard: Stealing. No.6 / Lester Czaban Jr., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-01055-1081
Scope and Contents

Printed by d.a. levy. The message on the verso of this card by levy to Will Inman is described in the citation under levy. Stored with Silver Cesspool. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Un 'Pop Art' Postcard: you Murders with your indifference. No.5 / d.a. levy., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-01056-1082
Scope and Contents

Printed by d.a. levy. This card has a message from levy to Will Inman on the verso and is described as a citation under d.a. levy. Stored in d.a. levy binder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Una Ex Iillis Ultima [Card to Peter Finch] / Phillips, Tom; Finch P; Fisher R., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-54504-52353
Scope and Contents

Aslo designated postcard compositions No.12. Phillips writes to Finch about his request by Finch to show in Cardiff and about producing a long poem. Phillips recommends Roy Fisher for the poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Unicorn / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Tammes, Diane., 1971

 Item
Identifier: CC-12327-12553
Scope and Contents

This depicts a photograph by Diane Tammes of a model ship built by Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Unnatural Pebbles with Detached Sentences on the Pebble / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Grasby, Richard., 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-12531-12759
Scope and Contents

This book reproduces photographs of polished stones calligraphically inscribed with minimalist poetry referenced to mythology. The latter is printed on facing pages to the photographs. Finlay provides an explanation of the meaning of some of the more obscure phrases inscribed on the pebbles. Finally, he lists Detached Sentences on the Pebble at the end of the book, e.g., A pebble is a crumb of ancient geology, Kettle's Ward in Cambridge, England is the "Louvre" of the pebble, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Unsigned / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Paterson, Dave ; Simig, Pia Maria., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12932-13224
Scope and Contents

Photographs of sculptures in Little Sparta, Finlay's garden, by David Paterson done on Christmas 1995. Designed by Finlay and Simig. The title of the book, Unsigned, refers to the name of a model boat in Finlay's collection. A photograph of it is printed in the book which consists only of the photographs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Unwrapping Spheres of Clouds & Skulls, 1994

 Item — Box 333: [Barcode: 31858072491024]
Identifier: CC-30678-32120
Scope and Contents

Surrealistic collages and line drawings are depicted on each page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Unwrapping Spheres of Clouds & Skulls, 1994

 Item — Box 333: [Barcode: 31858072491024]
Identifier: CC-30898-32352
Scope and Contents

Surrealistic collages and line drawings are depicted on each page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Utopic Furnace Press: [a curry dacquiri dark...]. No.17 / Steve McCaffery ; Wharton Hood., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-06762-6881
Scope and Contents

Poem adapted from "The mouse ran up the clock." McCaffery provided the words and Hood the image. The original layout for this work is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Ventose , 1991

 Item — Folder 62: [Barcode: 31858072537966]
Identifier: CC-12511-12738
Scope and Contents

Depicts a shovel labeled Ventose on its blade with a landscape in the background. The Finlay bibliographies differ as to its tirage 250 or 75 but it is more likely 250. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991