Collages (visual works)

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For a full description and image of this work, see the online catalogue of the Yale Center for British Art.

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Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Allium magicum, Homer's garlick"

The current scientific name of this species is Allium nigrum. It is commonly known as Black garlic or Broadleaf garlic.

Scope and Contents: Aluminum was a lightweight construction material increasingly used in the 1950s by architects. It is sometimes associated with the New Pragmaticist architecture being built in Britain in these years. McHale's 'head-collages' of the 1950s, although they bear a superficial resemblance to Paolozzi's works, have been better described as images of the 'media-fed man' (Robert Freeman) -- figures that are "defined by what they consume." This consumerist conception of collage differs somewhat from...

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Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Alysoum deltoideum. Northern alysson"

The current scientific name of this species is unknown.

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Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Anchusa lanata a new sort."

The current scientific name of this species is unknown. It is commonly known as bugloss.

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Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Anemone coronaria."

The current scientific name of these species is Anemone coronaria. It is commonly known as poppy anemone or Spanish marigold.

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Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Anemone hortensis."

The current scientific name of this species is Anemone hortensis. It is commonly known as broad leaved anemone.

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Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Antholyza mariana."

The current scientific name of this species is unknown. It is commonly known as scarlet-flowered antholyza.

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Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Antirrhinum odontites."

The current scientific name of this species is unknown. It is commonly known as leese snapdragon.

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Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Aretia alpina. Androsace lactea."

The current scientific name of these species is unknown.

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Collages created by John Ashbery, 1948-2011. Collages in the collection include Seaport, September 1948; Fjord, approximately 1972; Notre Dame des Neiges, 1977; Fountain, 2010; and The Leisure Class, 2011.

Abstract: The collection consists of artwork and objects collected by American poet John Ashbery. It includes paintings, glassware, ceramics, clothing, household objects, realia, printed material, collage materials, and other items of significance to Ashbery, some of which inspired his poetry or appeared in his published work. The collection includes materials by or received from Ashbery's husband David Kermani and artists Joe Brainard and Trevor Winkfield, among others. All materials were kept in...

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Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Asphodelus fistuloses."

The current scientific name of this species is unknown. It is commonly known as hollow leaved kingspear.

Scope and Contents: The collection includes correspondence, writings, legal documents, photographs, ephemera, and artwork concerning Jeanne C. Barney, leather culture, and gay rights activism in California, circa 1968-1982. Present are original letters and typescript drafts for Barney’s advice columns, subscription forms and correspondence for the Leather Fraternity, and legal documents concerning Barney’s arrest and trial after the Mark IV raid. Also included are letters from Robert A. Sullivan, who was...

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Collection consists chiefly of visual poems and collages by Basinski, including one collaboration between Basinski and Ginny O'Brien. Other papers include one autograph notebook, with text and drawings, and printed materials announcing work by Basinski.

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Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Begonia obliqua."

The current scientific name of this species is Begonia obliqua. It is commonly known as begonia.

Abstract: Writings, audiovisual works, photographic works, correspondence with literary colleagues, and other papers by or relating to French poet Jean-Franç?ois Bory (1938- ). The materials document Bory's literary and artistic works across several genres and media, in particular his interest for visual poetry, sound poetry, film directing, and photomontage. Drafts, paste-ups, and proofs from literary projects, as well as production materials for the films SAGA (1967-1968) and Quant au livre (2004),...

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The collection comprises 139 hand-cut paper collages on paper prepared with watercolor, created by Booth Grey (1740-1802) or those in his circle of acquaintances, in the manner of the well-known "paper mosaics" made by Mrs. Delany.

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Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Budleja capitata."

The current scientific name of this species is Buddleja globosa. It is commonly known as orange ball buddleja.

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Label is inscribed, in pen and black ink: "Calceolaria fothergillii. fothergil lady slipper."

The current scientific name of these species is Calceolaria fothergillii . It is commonly known as lady slipper.