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Taschenbuch der Panzer, 1981

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Finlay, Ian Hamilton
Identifier: CC-11758-11976

Scope and Contents

The eight colored prints play off the image of the Pansey, the flower as a camouflaged image of Panzer, the German armored tank. A section of this book is entitled, "Detached Sentances on Camouflage: In the Manner of Shenstone. William Snenstone (1714-1763) was a poet and gardner. This list aphorisms about floral and military tank camouflage. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1981

Creator

Full Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (14 pages)) : color illustrations ; 24.7 x 30 x .6 cm

Language of Materials

German

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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Ackerman, 1982.

General

Published: Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland; Hatfield, England : Wild Hawthorn Press; Stellar Press. Signed by: Ian Hamilton Finlay (b.c.- colophon); Ian Gardner (b.c.- colophon). Nationality of creator: Scottish and British. General: About 200 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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