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The art of typewriting
Posted on August 17, 2020 | No CommentsThe art of typewriting Ruth and Marvin’s work The art of typewriting delves into a small but incredibly robust portion of their collection. It is a full-color work featuring some […] -
Book Walk Series in the Backwoods
Posted on August 17, 2020 | No CommentsBook Walk Series in the Backwoods This unique piece, one of three in the physical exhibit, tells a tale of a community through multiple component parts encased in a pair […] -
Protect Me From What I Want
Posted on August 17, 2020 | No CommentsProtect Me From What I Want Among the Jenny Holzer artworks in the Sackner Archive is a trucker hat, one of her multiples, bearing the embroidered text, “Protect Me From […] -
Matchbooks
Posted on August 17, 2020 | No CommentsMatchbooks Seven small matchbooks, a common form for advertising in the past, have Kruger works printed on their covers. Your Manias Become Science (set against an image of an atomic […] -
Man Aging Direct Or
Posted on August 17, 2020 | No CommentsMan Aging Direct Or Artist Richard Tipping explores the authority embodied in signs, subverting it and replacing it with playful anarchy. “Man Aging Direct Or” is a small, unassuming desk […] -
The Fall of the Tower of Babel
Posted on August 17, 2020 | No CommentsThe Fall of the Tower of Babel John Furnival’s “The Fall of the Tower of Babel” is one of the early classics of concrete poetry and exists in many versions. […] -
Afrikanische Legenden
Posted on August 17, 2020 | No CommentsAfrikanische Legenden Ilse Garnier’s “Afrikanische Legenden” (“African Legends”) work incorporates an African symbolic writing system sewn by women into ceremonial carpets and vestments. -
A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel
Posted on August 17, 2020 | No CommentsA Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel Phillips took copies of “A Human Monument,” a second-rate Victorian novel by W. H. Mallock, covering the pages with drawings and collages and leaving […] -
The Ruth & Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, 1984 (Catalog)
Posted on June 26, 2020 | No CommentsThe Ruth & Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, 1984 (Catalog) Not long after Ruth and Marvin Sackner purchased the first items for their Archive, they began creating […] -
Big Fred: A Life-Sized Demonstration
Posted on May 15, 2020 | No CommentsBig Fred: A Life-Sized Demonstration Constructed by the curators in the proportions of a tall light driving horse (16.2 hands) to wear the harness and bring a three-dimensional equine presence […]
![The art of typewriting The art of typewriting Ruth and Marvin’s work The art of typewriting delves into a small but incredibly robust portion of their collection. It is a full-color work featuring some […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/06/IMG_7717-115x115.jpeg)
![Book Walk Series in the Backwoods Book Walk Series in the Backwoods This unique piece, one of three in the physical exhibit, tells a tale of a community through multiple component parts encased in a pair […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/08/IMG_7724-e1597434824695-115x115.jpeg)
![Protect Me From What I Want Protect Me From What I Want Among the Jenny Holzer artworks in the Sackner Archive is a trucker hat, one of her multiples, bearing the embroidered text, “Protect Me From […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/08/IMG_7749-e1597435817892-115x115.jpeg)
![Matchbooks Matchbooks Seven small matchbooks, a common form for advertising in the past, have Kruger works printed on their covers. Your Manias Become Science (set against an image of an atomic […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/08/IMG_7752-e1597436485414-115x115.jpeg)
![Man Aging Direct Or Man Aging Direct Or Artist Richard Tipping explores the authority embodied in signs, subverting it and replacing it with playful anarchy. “Man Aging Direct Or” is a small, unassuming desk […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/08/IMG_7751-e1597437422101-115x115.jpeg)
![The Fall of the Tower of Babel The Fall of the Tower of Babel John Furnival’s “The Fall of the Tower of Babel” is one of the early classics of concrete poetry and exists in many versions. […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/08/IMG_7787-115x115.jpeg)

![A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel Phillips took copies of “A Human Monument,” a second-rate Victorian novel by W. H. Mallock, covering the pages with drawings and collages and leaving […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/08/IMG_7737-115x115.jpeg)
![The Ruth & Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, 1984 (Catalog) The Ruth & Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, 1984 (Catalog) Not long after Ruth and Marvin Sackner purchased the first items for their Archive, they began creating […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/06/IMG_7711-115x115.jpeg)
![Big Fred: A Life-Sized Demonstration Big Fred: A Life-Sized Demonstration Constructed by the curators in the proportions of a tall light driving horse (16.2 hands) to wear the harness and bring a three-dimensional equine presence […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/05/IMG_0046-115x115.jpg)