Skip to main content

Visual art

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 588 Collections and/or Records:

Bon Voyage Freddie!, 2009

 Item
Identifier: CC-60094-10003113
Scope and Contents

The first French edition of Bon Voyage Freddie! was printed by hand by the artist and author in 1980 in 95 examples by Editions Kickshaw. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

Books and Broadsides, 2004

 Item — Box 615: [Barcode: 31858073143871]
Identifier: CC-42956-45000
Scope and Contents

This card reprints a poem, "The World below the Window." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004

Books To Burn, 1989

 Item — Box 622: [Barcode: 31858072461092]
Identifier: CC-23330-23770
Scope and Contents

Exhibition was curated by Tom Trusky. The cover and pages are in the the shape of oversize matches. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Bordeaux Vineyard: Ausonius / Furnival, John., 1986

 Item — Folder 38: [Barcode: 31858072459989]
Identifier: CC-13175-13476
Scope and Contents

In The Locative and Vocative Case. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Bread and Water, 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-27880-29019
Scope and Contents

Alison Knowles analyzed the cracks on the bottom crusts of her home-made breads and discovered a universe of rivers, Matching each crack in the crust to a river pattern, she created palladium prints with river image, literary passages and text fragments. Henry Martin, in his introductory text, describes this book as an "experience." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Breathing Thoughtful Breath, 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-09175-9356
Scope and Contents

Commissioned for "The Beauty in Breathing" exhibition. A diptyche of computer generated prints display a young girl on the left holding a bouquet of flowers in an outdoors environment and a listing of archaic quotations on breathing on the right, including among others "from the healthy breath of morn... down and out breath... breathing thoughtful breath... last breath he drew in... clothed with his breath... breathe not his name... waste of breath the years behind...this present breath may buy..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

[Bridge] , 1994

 Item — Folder 49: [Barcode: 31858072537834]
Identifier: CC-16147-16490
Scope and Contents

The top half of this print is a photograph of a bridge over a body of water. The bottom half is the same scene rendered in the repeated words brisa (breeze), abatido (downcast), abismo (abyss), abajo (under), barato (cheap), alejar (move away) - themes related to suicide. The calligraphic text is rendered by computer typeface. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

Broken Knuckle Poems, 1969

 Item — Box 350: [Barcode: 31858072490869]
Identifier: CC-21929-22341
Scope and Contents

The cover and 4 prints were done by Aaron Pori. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Broken Knuckle Poems, 1969

 Item — Box 350: [Barcode: 31858072490869]
Identifier: CC-48064-69087
Scope and Contents

The cover and 4 prints were done by Aaron Pori. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Buch Seitages, 1993

 Item — Box 281: [Barcode: 31858072460649]
Identifier: CC-33562-35213
Scope and Contents

The theme of this issue deals with pages of a book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Bumblebee Dittyramb, 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-50438-71506
Scope and Contents

Includes a printed cartoon by bp Nichol. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

CAPS.A., No. 3: Reflexos, 1982

 Item — Box 282: [Barcode: 31858072460656]
Identifier: CC-17861-18231
Scope and Contents

The poem objects are made of reflective, metal foil. The box and loose sheet have an octagonal shape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1982

Carbon Drawings, 1998

 Item — Box 327: [Barcode: 31858072490943]
Identifier: CC-32428-34002
Scope and Contents

This book consists of a sample of 42 drawings done with the aid of with carbon paper copying sheets. They were based upon images and fragments of words from Italian fashion magazines. Baroni comments, "There is an element of child-like surprise every time you lift the funny smelling carbon sheet to see the result of your work. You can never be quite sure what will appear." One original folded carbon copy drawing is placed within each booklet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Card to Ruth & Marvin [Sackner] (10 JUL.93), 1993

 Item — Box 316: [Barcode: 31858072490810]
Identifier: CC-59060-10002203
Scope and Contents

Andre reports to the Sackners that an exhibition of all of his remaining poetry, about 800 pages, will open in Paula Cooper's gallery on September10,1993. He writes, "I would consider it a great honor if it would be possible for you to visit the show before the opening date. There simply are no people in North America whose opinion I would value so highly." There is an ornimental ink line drawing om the address portion of the card -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Carl Andre, 1975

 Item — Box 316: [Barcode: 31858072490810]
Identifier: CC-24628-25081
Scope and Contents

This a reprint of the catalogue first published in 1969. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975