Unica Zürn. Orakel und Spektakel, IV. Buch: Anagramme und Zeichnungen (Oracle and Spectacle, Book IV: Anagrams and Drawings)

Unica Zürn

Orakel und Spektakel, IV. Buch: Anagramme und Zeichnungen (Oracle and Spectacle, Book IV: Anagrams and Drawings)

1960

Book with ink, colored ink, and pencil drawings that incorporate handwritten anagrammatic texts; select pages with additions of torn-and-pasted paper, dried plant material, feathers, envelopes, playing card, and embroidery-thread winder with thread; pamphlet binding: red paper wrapper with cut-and-pasted paper and drawing in ink on torn-and-pasted paper.

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Author Unica Zürn
Medium Book with ink, colored ink, and pencil drawings that incorporate handwritten anagrammatic texts; select pages with additions of torn-and-pasted paper, dried plant material, feathers, envelopes, playing card, and embroidery-thread winder with thread; pamphlet binding: red paper wrapper with cut-and-pasted paper and drawing in ink on torn-and-pasted paper.
Dimensions pages: 12 13/16 × 9 13/16 in. (32.5 × 25 cm); book (closed): 12 13/16 × 10 1/4 × 5/16 in. (32.6 × 26 × 0.8 cm)
Credit Gift of Helen and Sam Zell
Object number 531.2022
Department Drawings and Prints

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