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Typewriter art

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 99 Collections and/or Records:

for fk (011165), 1965

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-55890-58830

Gratte-Ciel N* 116 / Chopin, Henri., 1987

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Chopin, Henri: [Barcode: 31858072491297]
Identifier: CC-18700-19073
Scope and Contents

The English translation of the title is skyscraper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

[indented rectangles] (101266), 1966

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-33048-34673
Scope and Contents

This typing in done in blue ink composed of nine constuctivistic images, formed by dashes and underlines, is arranged in a 3 x 3 grid. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

[L and cube slash and dash], 1963-1964

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-57871-10001123
Scope and Contents

A large L shaped figure and a smaller cube are composed of slashes and dashes. This typing was acquired from Charles Cameron. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963-1964

L's & Mirror Imaged L's, 1967

 Item — Box 608: [Barcode: 31858073143558]
Identifier: CC-56263-9999703
Scope and Contents

This print depicts L's and mirror imaged L's. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1967

Luce Lune, 2001

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Chopin, Henri: [Barcode: 31858072491297]
Identifier: CC-37452-39305
Scope and Contents

This magnificent presentation of poetry and typewriting art uses varying shades and types of silver papers, several different type fonts and letter sizes and 16 typewritten poems that Chopin calls Dactylo-Poems. There is an inserted nine page accordion pamphlet entitled "Phases de Lune." The typography in this book dances across the pages. In this example Number A, there are five unique typewriter drawings; three represent the full moon and two are square figures. In addtion and not called for in the colophon, Chopin inserted a unique typewriter poem as the frontpiece that is captioned, "fresco for the signs in 2001 for Ruth and Marvin Sackner..." This tirage consists of 150 unsigned examples, 10 signed examples including an original typewriter poem, and the unique edition, copy A, that is signed and includes five unbound original typewriter poems as well as an additional smaller size typewriter poem within the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Masques D'Ecrit: Le Theatre de L'Ecriture, 1986

 Item — Box 178: [Barcode: 31858072459468]
Identifier: CC-05852-5962
Scope and Contents

The sculpture is a plastic an opened plastic cylinder that contains a face from hand crumpled paper with typed letters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Messages from a Typewriter, 1980

 Item — Box 621: [Barcode: 31858072461084]
Identifier: CC-58129-10001380
Scope and Contents

The selections of this book are classified according to the following topics: Bus and Beasts, Levitation Practice, the "a" s, Words & Allusions, Landscapes, Bananas. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Mit Schreibmaschine 1923-29, 2006

 Item — Box 622: [Barcode: 31858072461092]
Identifier: CC-44660-46824
Scope and Contents

This is a pirated edition of Werkman's typings published by derek beaulieu. The paper stock has a rougher feel than the 2nd edition that is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

Mit Schreibmaschine 1923-29, 2nd Modified Edition, 2007

 Item — Box 622: [Barcode: 31858072461092]
Identifier: CC-47540-68548
Scope and Contents

This is a pirated edition of Werkman's typings published by derek beaulieu. The paper stock has a smoother feel than the 1st edition that is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2007

[monks monks monks] (060963), 1963

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Houédard, Dom Sylvester (1949-1966): [Barcode: 31858072491487]
Identifier: CC-57861-10001111
Scope and Contents

DSH has typed five columns with seven lines of the words 'monks' with the following different wods randomley placed: flies, poetry, work, prayer, ? , weather. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1963