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Typewriter art

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 837 Collections and/or Records:

[Letter to dear pete] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1973

 Item
Identifier: CC-56681-10000075
Scope and Contents

Houedard sends handwritten explanations and dates of several of his past works for publication on a single page tp pete (?). Pete might be Peter Finch since the Sackner Archive has another letter addessed to him in 1974. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Letter to dear[Charles Cameron] (march 24) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966

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Identifier: CC-57894-10001144
Scope and Contents

In this letter to Charles Cameron DSH describes how busy he is with a visiting Abbot that he cannot attend a "conkrete evening at better books." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[Letter to dr jjoohhnn (Sharkey)] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Furnival J., 1973

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Identifier: CC-56694-10000084
Scope and Contents

Houedard writes of the lack of care for his works when lent for exhibitions.This letter contains a typing of an elaborate curving line of letters "godfuckyou" and also a structure of individual letters that he describes as "thats not much of one im in a hurry" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

Letter to Jasia Reichart: TYPEWRITERART - MACHINE POETRY & POETRY MACHINES / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1966

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Identifier: CC-09074-9253
Scope and Contents

Deals with definitions of typewriterart, machine poetry & poetry machines as a preamble to a letter to Jasia Reichert regarding an introduction for his lecture at the ICA for which the Sacknaer Archive holds the printed announcement. Houedard claims that '...this is the FIRST lecture on typewriterart - you may say i 'invented' typewriterart - is not sure i did i certainly invented (?) FREEROLLER typing - now - if you know ANYONE of the olivettis then do get them along & add to the notesthat a i use an olivetti lettera 22 - & bi doubt if ANY OTHER MACHINE is organised so as to give the right controls' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

Letter to mdc [my dear charles] (210565) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Chopin H; Jandl E; Finlay IH., 1965

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Identifier: CC-57882-10001133
Scope and Contents

This letter to Charles Cameron includes several names and details for poetry readings that DSH suggests are to be contacted including Bob Cobbing, John Furnival, Ernst Jandl and Aram Soroyan. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Letter to mdc [my dear charles] (241165) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1965

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Identifier: CC-57890-10001140
Scope and Contents

This letter to Charles Cameron expesses doubts about the existence of gryphon. Also shares business advice about Yamada Art Gallery in Kyoto Japan. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Letter to mdcb [my dear charles benito] [Charles Cameron] (290466) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1965

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Identifier: CC-57892-10001142
Scope and Contents

This letter to Charles Cameron begins with questioning whether Cameron received this version of his letter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Letter to mon fils [Charles Cameron] (070266) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Gomringer E; Hausmann R., 1966

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Identifier: CC-57891-10001141
Scope and Contents

This letter to Charles Cameron contains additional notes of DSH's thoughts in handwritten additions. He also writes "u cant tell how noble ive been (hausman wrote 'i am so pleased you see how important i am to history..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[letter to my dear angelfucks (david medalla?)] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; Horovitz F; Horovitz M; Chopin H; Williams J; Hollo A; Matthews H; Williams J., 1969

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Identifier: CC-56671-10000066
Scope and Contents

The recipient of this letter is probably David Medalla.The first page contains a red typed phrase "ubi eater" created with lowercase u's and lower case r's. The meaning of 'ubi eater' is unclear. The red typed signature of silvester formed with typed dashes is on the third page. The third page is typed on a different typewriter than the first two pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Letter to my dear c [Charles Cameron] / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Bayer K; Chopin H; Weaver M., 1966

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Identifier: CC-57895-10001145
Scope and Contents

In this letter to Charles Cameron DSH writes to check up on various poetry projects and asks Cameron "WHAT ABT THIS ARTICLE ON ME IN THE OLIVETTI THING do let me know i ache to see it with it i can approach olivetti himself & get CASH which is so useful." Also, dsh noted that Konrad Bayer died this week. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[Letter to my dear c,h,a,r,l,e,s, [Cameron]] (020964) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1964

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Identifier: CC-57878-10001129
Scope and Contents

The letter is addressed to "my dear charles" wherein Charles' name is typed with commas separating the letters.The body of the letter is typed in red.The text mentions that DSH has "so little time to write...we are in R;E;T;R;E;A;T;" He suggests places for Cameron to visit and work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

[Letter to my dear charles [Cameron]] (070764) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1964

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Identifier: CC-57876-10001127
Scope and Contents

The letter is addressed to "my dear charles" wherein Charles' name is typed in black '5 over 8s.'The body of the letter is typed in red.The signature, using DSH's French name, is typed in dense black '?s.'. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

[Letter to my dear charles [Cameron]] (100964) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Sharkey JJ; Dowden G., 1964

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Identifier: CC-57875-10001126
Scope and Contents

The letter is addressed to "my dear charles" wherein Charles' name is typed in black dense periods and commas.The body of the letter is typed in red with several black typed comments.The text mentions that John Sharkey is shooting a poetry film including Mike Weaver, Ian Hamilton Finlay and DSH among others and that Cameron should get in touch with Sharkey. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

[Letter to my dear charles [Cameron] (761015) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Miller J., 1976

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Identifier: CC-57873-10001124
Scope and Contents

The letter is addressed to "my dear charles" wherein Charles' name is typed large in green, vertically with slashes and dashes. Prinknash is typed in the upper left corner in brown large letters made with slashes, dashes and parenthesis. The body of the letter dealing with philology, early religions and academic publications is typed in brown. DSH invites Charles to visit him at Prinknash.The large signatuare S is typed in brown and is surrounded with a green typed square. Houedard duscusses jeaninine milller's veda book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

[Letter to my dear charles [Cameron] (761125) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1976

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Identifier: CC-57874-10001125
Scope and Contents

The letter is addressed to "my dear charles" wherein Charles' name is typed large in brown letters composed of dense periods. Prinknash is typed in the upper left corner in brown large letters made with slashes, dashes and parenthesis. The body of the letter dealing with personal meetings with Cameron and with Peter Snow of the Bodley is typed in green.The signature s is typed in brown. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

[Letter to my dear peter[finch] (740202) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Matthews H; Cobbing B., 1973

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Identifier: CC-56680-10000074
Scope and Contents

The name peter is typed in red with dashes and slashes. Houedard writes that " here i am in the middle of 3 years work revising the bible (once more) - but taking time off to see the students at cardiff artcoll under patric ?nolan ?dolan." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1973

[Letter to my dear t & t] (181165) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1965

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Identifier: CC-56648-10000044
Scope and Contents

Houedard typed two optical block images with the lower case letter 't' in the upper page. The identity of t & t is unkown. The letter contains religious information and references to dildoes, e.g., a michievious prank or antic. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

[Letter to Ruth & Marvin on February 10, 2004] / Strafella, Allyson., 2004

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Identifier: CC-42160-44163
Scope and Contents

This letter consists of repetitive dashes or underlines in black ink such that parts of the piece have become slitted the paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

[Letter to Steve Abrams] (031067) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1967

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Identifier: CC-09418-9605
Scope and Contents

The recipient and signature are typed with closely spaced dashes. Houedard indicates that he is sending poems to Abrams as a gift. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

[Letter to Tom Meyer] (040270) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1970

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Identifier: CC-55891-59718
Scope and Contents

This letter consists of a concrete poem, 'imminent precision' and a letter that mentions nicholas logsdail's hologram show at the lisson as well as getting to meet his uncle raoul dahl, the 'shortstoryist.' -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970