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Phillips, Tom, 1937-2022

 Person

Nationality

British

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

A Humument Fragment: Artwork for Ciaran Carson's Opera et Cetera: monsieur art sage, 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-28329-29508
Scope and Contents

This is a mainly an ink hatched drawing that was intended for Ciaran Carson's book of poems, Opera et Cetera, Wake Forest Press, 1996, but not utilized in the printed edition. The text is from A Human Document by Mallock. Carson's book is also held by the Sackner Archive. This small fragament contains the following poem: "monsieur art sage monsieur h - dix-huit luding I heard him claim our name - ch - hc - reve omph enderi St ! - tribute to h - ink beau-payin you with his tongue wit." The protagonist in this poem, H C, is Henri Chopin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

A Humument Fragment: death? is this the sunshine?, 1970

 Item
Identifier: CC-60256-10003258
Scope and Contents

The text reads "death? - is this not the sunshine? - lacing, playing a vagrant quesion- to elbow aside his own death - soon a sick shadow passed the air - elbow the probability." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970

A Humument p85 Variation III , 1977

 Item — Folder 86: [Barcode: 31858072538436]
Identifier: CC-54451-52457
Scope and Contents

The prints have been removed from the folder and placed in a mat, two to a mat. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Items were removed from matting and were returned to the original folder. Added: CEND.

Dates: 1977

A Humument Page 233 (print) , 2007

 Item — Folder 87: [Barcode: 31858072538444]
Identifier: CC-47484-68481
Scope and Contents

The poem reads, "Her man - free and tender days of Poetry - pay day of happiness; and love - Tickets ready - for Liverpool and expectancy - the glimmering shores of yesterday receding." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

[Artwork for Ciaran Carson's Opera et Cetera: into the aluminium blimp basket], 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-28328-29507
Scope and Contents

This is a colored drawing that was intended for Ciaran Carson's book of poems, Opera et Cetera, Wake Forest Press, 1996, but not utilized in the printed edition. The printed page is Carson's poetry. Carson's book is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

[Artwork for Ciaran Carson's Opera et Cetera: these are night's Northern wars], 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-28330-29509
Scope and Contents

This is a gouache drawing that was intended for Ciaran Carson's book of poems, Opera et Cetera, Wake Forest Press, 1996, but not utilized in the printed edition. The text is from Carson's poetry. Carson's book is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Flatland 25-35, 2007

 Item — Box 321: [Barcode: 31858072490877]
Identifier: CC-47301-50044
Scope and Contents

Beaulieu made this book by tracing a line to each letter of Abbott's book "Flatland. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

Humument Cartoon, 1970

 Item — Folder 76: [Barcode: 31858072538352]
Identifier: CC-54487-52437
Scope and Contents

The print reads:" One man in the dusk is so much like another." - angel, it was Bill - instantly, "Instantly!" the shortest. - it is large saving yourself the delicacy - open the suction miss Gott! - Have no scruple in using me on you; no one depends on your tools, and begin about it. Bobby you pesth - "Irma! Irma!" under his breath, - let him die doctor in another sofa. - we got an intellectual silenced - then, never God! pain wince." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1970