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Chopin, Henri, 1922-2008

 Person

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

A Sort of Biography Inevitably Incomplete, 2015

 Item
Identifier: CC-61071-10003847
Scope and Contents

Chopin mentions the death of his wife, Jean in 1985 "when everything stopped." Also, he adds a visit to Miami in 1985 (gave a performance at the Sackners that is not cited in the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2015

Concrete Sound Poetry: Record Notes / Cobbing, Bob; Chopin H; Dufrene F; Heidsieck B; Johnson BE; Hanson S; Cobbing B; Novak L; Jandl E., 1970

 Item — Box 393: [Barcode: 31858072461571]
Identifier: CC-17667-18035
Scope and Contents

The text consists of notes for the record of the same title; the record is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

Les Portes Ouvertes Ouvertement, 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-40232-42203
Scope and Contents

This book deals with Chopin's diary notes on the making of his sound poems. He mentions meeting the Sackners on his visit to Miami Beach in 1984. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

[Letter to Henri Chopin, photocopy] / Cobbing, Bob., 1983 September 7

 Item — Box 633: [Barcode: 31858072464732]
Identifier: CC-19985-20373
Scope and Contents

This letter is a lengthy polemic in which Cobbing argues with Chopin's assertions on contesting the history of sound poetry. He dates and mentions his own performances of sound poetry from his first attempts in 1942. He argues with Chopin on the dating of the works of Heidsieck, Wolman, de Vree, Lockwood, Dufrene, Gysin and Jandl. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983 September 7

[Letter to John Furnival], 1968

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Chopin, Henri: [Barcode: 31858072491297]
Identifier: CC-19958-20346
Scope and Contents

Chopin requests Furnival to send graphics to ICA and to ask Houedard to send poems as well. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Pour Henri, 1978

 Item — Folder 20: [Barcode: 31858072459799]
Identifier: CC-34224-35911
Scope and Contents

This calligraphic text is the maquette for the folded print in Portfolio Chopin. It is a linear extract of letters by Henri and Bernard to each other from 1962 - 1977. The two are identified by heavy printed letters, BH and HC. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

The Flip Side of Language, 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-59905-10002955
Scope and Contents

This essay is another copy of the manuscript with slightly different handwritten correctionss and appeared in ISIS No.1507, 1966, a periodical held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966