Concrete Poetry catalogue cover, 1969. Published by the UBC Fine Arts Gallery.

Concrete poetry: an exhibition in four parts

Artists/Creators: Ed Varney (Creator)
Ian Hamilton Finlay (Creator)
Stephen Scobie (Creator)
Ian Wallace (Creator)
Michael Morris (Creator)
Ray Johnson (Creator)
UBC Fine Arts Gallery (Creator)
UBC Fine Arts Gallery (Publisher)
Alvin Balkind (Creator)
Date: 1969
ID #: M/T 154.36
Level of Description: Item

Object Description

Item is an exhibition catalogue for Concrete poetry: an exhibition in four parts held at the Fine Arts Gallery, University of British Columbia in Vancouver from March 28 to April 19 1968. Four parts of the exhibition included: Ray Johnson: nineteen collages; Michael Morris: twenty-four letter drawings; A selection of Concrete Poems from international poets; Film, sound poets on tape, and a selection of selection of slides. The catalogue is in the form of loose leaves, some of which are contained in folders, all housed in a folding folio. Contributers to the catalogue include: Michael Rhodes, Ed Varney, Ian Hamilton Finlay with Stephen Scobie, Ian Wallace and Kurt von Meier,

Physical Description

Physical Extent: 1 folio (3 folders, 25 loose pages, 35 pages total) : b&w images ; 27.6 x 21.2 cm or 55.4 x 63.5 cm or smaller folded to 27.6 x 21.2 + 1 folio (28.2 x 65.4 cm folded to 28.2 x 22.2 cm)
Material Type: Graphic material, Textual record

History

Collection: Morris/Trasov Archive
Concrete Poetry - An exhibition in four parts: Ray Johnson - Nineteen Collages / Michael Morris - Twenty-four Letter Drawings / A selection of recent concrete poems by International Poets / An Intermedial Presentation
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