Letter from Kythera, 1994
Scope and Contents
The photocopied black & white image depicts a nude frontal view of a woman emphasizing her pubic hair. The white portion of the print is filled in with dense typed letters that do not have any linguistic meaning. Kythera aka Cerigo is a Greek island in the Mediterranean which had a temple of Aphrodite in antiquity. Presumably, Diotallevi is pointing out that language doesn't matter in a Temple of Love. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1994
Creator
- Diotallevi, Marcello, 1942- (Person)
Full Extent
0 See container summary (1 page (photocopied, typed)) ; 30 x 21 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
Original Sackner location: box shelf
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
General
Published: Fano, Italy : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: m. diotallevi '94 (l.r.). Inscription: (Typewritten on Xeros) Original 1994 by Marcello Diotallevi [verso]. Nationality of creator: Italian. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: RED; updated by: MARVIN.
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
