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Picture poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1790 Collections and/or Records:

Vittore Baroni playing the part of Picasso Gaglione , 2011

 Item — Box 324: [Barcode: 31858072490901]
Identifier: CC-52111-73229
Scope and Contents

These stamps depict Baroni in poses that are captioned by a brief phrase. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2011

Vocabulaire: Dentelle, 1989

 Item — Folder 57: [Barcode: 31858072537917]
Identifier: CC-14561-14872
Scope and Contents

The work is rubberstamped with the phrase "dentelle pulmonaire," signifying the lace-like appearance of the lungs as depicted in this drawing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Voysey Stile / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Stewart, Mark., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-10987-11200
Scope and Contents

The word 'stile' in the caption refers to a framing panel design for furniture. Voysey was an architect whose work Finlay disliked. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Waldwachsende Blumen auf den Ehrentempeln Konigsplatz Munchen / Finlay, Ian Hamilton ; Simig, Pia Maria ; Eyres P., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-29709-31084
Scope and Contents

The book begins with a chronology listing Hitler's rise to power and the relation of the building in Munich called Ehrentempel. The end papers consist of a photograph of the building. The right sided pages depict drawings of wild flowers, the left sided the names of the flowers. The pamphlet, written by Patrick Eyres in German, is a critical text about Finlay's work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Wall Stret Wacht Af / Clavin, Hans., 1982

 Item
Identifier: CC-17115-17473
Scope and Contents

The same photographic image of a Vietnamese(?) man and woman viewing the corpses of two others lying in a pit are repeated on each page with a different caption. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Warmth in the Human Winter, 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-04248-4327
Scope and Contents

Charles Maden selected the poems and designed this book and Tye Bernick painted the covers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Waterlily* / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 2002

 Item
Identifier: CC-43161-45217
Scope and Contents

The image on the cover is a stylized, front view of a ship's hull in white lines on a blue background. On the back cover is printed * Scottish Zulu BF1212 W & J Slater, 1903. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

West Coast / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-35343-37077
Scope and Contents

The image on the cover depicts a row boat with a sail. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

West Country Stone Barge / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Hincks, Gary., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-35245-36979
Scope and Contents

The image on the card depicts a row of fishing boats on dry beach. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

What Indeed If I am Higgs / Patchen, Kenneth., 1955

 Item
Identifier: CC-55686-51731
Scope and Contents

The background of this print was hancolored by Kenneth Pathchen. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1955

When I Go / Herms, George., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-28510-29789
Scope and Contents

The complete text that reads, "When I go - I'm taking nationalism - and the internal combustion - engine with me" is printed in red over the image of crushed, stained and pierced paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Which Figure Is in Costume? / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Christiansen, Wes., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-12256-12480
Scope and Contents

The card depicts two men, one in a Toga, the other in Jeans. They are both holding up a blank picture. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992