Scarab, 1967
Scope and Contents
The text consists mainly of dense overtyping of repetitive phrases collaged onto cardboard as a 2 x 3 grid such as "interior of my sphere," "thee like Ra, he praises," etc. The frottaged image in the middle right grid is a bony thorax overlaid by letraset formed words, SCARAB and SCARAB. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1967
Creator
- levy, d.a., 1942-1968 (Person)
Full Extent
0 See container summary (1 collage (typed, paper, letraset, frottage) in cardboard) ; 41 x 22 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
hallway 1st floor
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, a gift of Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1989.
General
Published: Cleveland, Ohio : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: D.A. Levy 1967 (c.- verso). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa
319-335-5921