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Typewriter art

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 169 Collections and/or Records:

La Danse Des Oh!, 1992

 Item — Folder 32: [Barcode: 31858072459914]
Identifier: CC-20073-20467
Scope and Contents

The Letter "O" has been typed as an overlay to create Moire effects. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Le Temps Aujourd'hui, 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-20024-20414
Scope and Contents

This print is divided into an upper half that depicts a typewriter poem with a typed frontal view of a face. The lower half depicts the tItle in bold typography and a collage of an eye and dentures. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972

Letter from Kythera, 1994

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: D: [Barcode: 31858072491370]
Identifier: CC-29812-31191
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: 1994

[letterpress prints], 2014

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir: [Barcode: 31858072491172]
Identifier: CC-59710-10002767

Little Xerox Book: Eon Pulse (for Sylvia). No.3, 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-28090-29249
Scope and Contents

This work was first published by NRG magazine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

Little Xerox Book: Eon Pulse (for Sylvia). No.3, 1981

 Item
Identifier: CC-46214-48931
Scope and Contents

This work was first published by NRG magazine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1981

london, 1986

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: A-Ba: [Barcode: 31858072491164]
Identifier: CC-62174-10004520

Lost Alfabet Found, 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-37028-38868
Scope and Contents

In this book, almost each page depicts a typewriter piece that is constructivistic in appearance. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

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

[mailing envelope], 2014

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir: [Barcode: 31858072491172]
Identifier: CC-59709-10002766

masking, 2014

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir: [Barcode: 31858072491172]
Identifier: CC-58394-10001610

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

Metacubus (1/12/77), 1977

 Item
Identifier: CC-21156-21565
Scope and Contents

Klaus Basset was born in 1926 and died in 1996. This drawing is reproduced in his book held by the Sackner Archive, "Ein Leben in Zeichen." In this book, it is dated 1977/1983 and shows minor differences from the original. This typing (1/12/77) and the prepatory drawings (30/11/77) and (29/11/77) are framed together. This work was purchased from the Modern Art Gallery in Vienna and mrked the first typewriter piece purchased by the Sackners. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Metakuben, 1978

 Item — Box 330: [Barcode: 31858072490968]
Identifier: CC-22113-22530
Scope and Contents

The text was written by Basset. Klaus Basset was born in 1926 and died in 1996. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978