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Text of poem

Portfolio TitleACMOBNICGRUEOTUES
Artist Norman J. Wagner (American, born 1938)
Date1987
MediumPerformance score with seven letterpress text pages and five photoengravings from etched plates and woodcut and masonite blocks
DimensionsOverall: 19 1/4 × 14 1/8 inches (48.9 × 35.89 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hugh J. Merrill
Object numberF92-25/6
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DescriptionText of poem printed in black on 2 vertically joined sheets, red thread across top recto, wide blue marbled strip, top verso. Thin beige easel-like form beneath words on bottom sheet.
Copyright© Norman J. Wagner
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text of poem
Norman J. Wagner
1987
F92-25/12
text of poem
Norman J. Wagner
1987
F92-25/8
text of poem
Norman J. Wagner
1987
F92-25/10
Percussion page
Norman J. Wagner
1987
F92-25/3
colophon page
Norman J. Wagner
1987
F92-25/2
Frontispiece
Norman J. Wagner
1987
F92-25/4
I'm a bootchkey. . .
Norman J. Wagner
1987
F92-25/11
Title page
Norman J. Wagner
1987
F92-25/1
The Devilbird
Norman J. Wagner
1987
F92-25/9
Dead Trees:  A Conversation
Norman J. Wagner
1987
F92-25/7
Today's Lesson
Norman J. Wagner
1987
F92-25/5