Head of a Lennox Sound AM/FM cassette recorder.

This box in the Bern Porter Collection contains sculpture founds from 1992-1993.

Sculpture approximately 13 inches in width. Each bottle has various contents as well as a signed tag with an erotic image of a woman.Ī sculpture created from a circular wire rack and a small pair of child’s shoes. Peter Huttinger address in Cincinnati, OH.1992 Porter (2 times) Porter Founds (foam) PH’s address to THO 2#. Note: Fruit bowl box 3 (collection box 10) – “For transparent glass bowls. Please evenly (?) all wood pieces with their types of (?).” Note: on the bottom is layer of wooden founds. Note: Fruit bowl box 2 (collection box 9) – “Finger founds for transparent (not frosted or etched) glass fruit bowls. Each box includes Styrofoam peanuts, wrappers, rocks, pieces of plastic, etc. One smaller bowl has a price tag attached.Ĭontain Porter’s “fruit bowls,” each of which contains a large variety of objects. The largest bowl is approximately 27cm in width, while the smaller two are approximately 13cm. This box in the Bern Porter Collection contains three glass bowls with a decorative pattern covering each. Originally in box labeled: Porter contents for small cabinet 1993 (3 times) Part 2 of 2 This end up (with several arrows).Objects floating around in the box with plastic wrapped around them – aerosol can cap with plastic strawberry, unknown objects.Orange Halloween bucket with various found objects.Contents include a few Styrofoam peanuts as well as some colorful wire.

Other side reads, “Fully Full, Belfast 10-14-94” and “#5” along with a signature. Found bottle poem with various contents: candy, popcorn, small colored wire, seeds, nuts, sand, etc. This box contains found items that are included in the cabinet/refrigerator founds. Originally in box labeled: Porter contents for small cabinet 1993 (3 times) Part 2 of 2 This end up (with several arrows).Īnother box of found objects, box 4 contains a plastic Pepsi cup, glass bottle, broken orange Styrofoam object and various founds.īox 5 houses four pieces of wood in various shapes that have been painted with bright colors. Reduced price to 80 cents.Ĭonsists of two glass soda bottles, one glass bottle with seeds inside, Styrofoam peanuts, a bottle of Avon cream and a plastic yellow bottle. A pastry on a Styrofoam tray, wrapped in plastic.Note that reads, “The cabinet is now for food founds!” Porter’s metal cabinet that was used to hold found objects. His works in the genres of found texts and poetry, collage, and assemblage, have been particularly influential.Ĭollection of Porter’s personal belongings and works. Bern Porter, 1911-2004, was an innovative American poet, artist, publisher, and essayist, whose work has challenged several generations of artists and writers.

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