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Artist book

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 243 Collections and/or Records:

M Book, 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-31983-33511
Scope and Contents

A birthday present for Marvin Sackner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Make a Joyful Noise, 1988

 Item — Box 289: [Barcode: 31858073143442]
Identifier: CC-38326-40223
Scope and Contents

Denoted as #15 of 6th series of musical books. Consists of three blocks of hollowed painted wood that have moveable metal objects within them to give sounds when shakened. The blocks are joined together by cardboard onto which has been printed a listing of types of books, viz., A Book of Hours, A Log Book, A Workbook, A Psalter, A Hymnal, An Ablum, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

[Marble Papers], 1990

 Item — Box 305: [Barcode: 31858072460953]
Identifier: CC-42811-44851
Scope and Contents

This book consists of black-brown marbled pages without text or attrbution. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Matchbook, 1983

 Item — Box 188: [Barcode: 31858072459583]
Identifier: CC-25627-26085
Scope and Contents

Wooden twigs glued into cover were painted to appear like matches. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Meditation Manual for Mini-Minds & Mystics, 1968

 Item — Box 147: [Barcode: 31858072458007]
Identifier: CC-14033-14338
Scope and Contents

This is a minibooklet in which each page is cut in half horizontally such that the two halves can be matched to different pages to give permutations of minimalist poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1968

Mesostic Book, 1984

 Item — Box 133: [Barcode: 31858072457868]
Identifier: CC-02587-2629
Scope and Contents

Each page has been cut to four horizontal segments. A single word, white in color, has been cast into the white background of the page. A mesostic is formed from the middle letters of these four words. Reading down the center of the cover is the word alto which is the second part of the street name for the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Museum of Penny Candy, 2000

 Item — Box 301: [Barcode: 31858072460912]
Identifier: CC-35181-36915
Scope and Contents

Each page consists of the candy object described by an ancient dictionary along with the candy itself. The presentation is reminiscent of early Joseph Kosuth works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

my pet concertinas, 1988

 Item — Box 272: [Barcode: 31858072460938]
Identifier: CC-48234-69258
Scope and Contents

The booklet with the 26 treated pages has an abstract line drawing on its cover, the booklet with 69 treated pages has the roman numeral "II" on its cover with the title "Les Tres Riches Heures de Fleur." The first booklet describes and illustrates trips to Kenya, Verona, Dusseldorf with Phillips' assistant/bookbinder Pella Erskine Tulloch. He also describes and illustrates her musical tastes. The first sketch of her portrait appears on one of the pages; the Sackner Archive holds the completed painted portrait. In the booklet with 69 treated pages (concertina II), Phillips mentions drawing and painting Pella's portrait and comments on his own activities. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Non mINImizziamo: Romanzo, 1990

 Item — Box 147: [Barcode: 31858072458007]
Identifier: CC-06262-6377
Scope and Contents

Merante has utilized diverse calligraphic styles in this miniature bookwork. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Offset & Finely Pressed, 1985

 Item — Box 204: [Barcode: 31858072459955]
Identifier: CC-46150-48863
Scope and Contents

This book was exhibited at Thomas J. Watson Gallery, NYC in 1986 in "The Book Thought Through." There is a photographic reproduction of the unfolded book in the catalogue. Moore designed the book and Alexander composed the poem. The exhibition was curated by Edwina Evers of Califia Books who also wrote the introductory essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

One/Unique/Table, 1981

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Crozier, Robin: [Barcode: 31858072491362]
Identifier: CC-19636-20022
Scope and Contents

This book was made in the summer of 1981 by developing artistic variations of some of the 500 tables as exhibited in Crozier's Table Project at Stempelplaats, Amsterdam, January 1981. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Pam Spitzmueller Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MsC1230
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials from conservator and book artist Pamela Spitzmueller. It includes Pam’s bookbindings, conservation work (including Harvey's 1628 De motu cordis and the Nag Hammadi codices), research notebooks, personal journals, correspondence, and book arts scholarship. The collection also has records and keepsakes pertaining to the Paper and Book Intensive (PBI) and the Guild of Book Workers (GBW).

Dates: 1936-2020; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2009

Per Filo e Per Segno, 1988

 Item — Box 194: [Barcode: 31858072459641]
Identifier: CC-03898-3971
Scope and Contents

The images of the scroll focus upon fantastic architectures. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988

Peter and Donna Thomas Book Arts Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MsC1264
Abstract

Collection of book arts ephemera, with emphasis on papermaking and miniature books.

Dates: 1972 - 2015

Philoontosophy - Gazaliel [Deluxe Edition], 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-60659-62473
Scope and Contents

The pages of this book were handcolored by Elizabeth Was. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Photo Archive, 2004

 Item — Box 299: [Barcode: 31858072460888]
Identifier: CC-42719-44738
Scope and Contents

The drawings are sketches of the locations of items within Collins' archive. The photographs document various Collins inspired projects. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004