• W / William "Picasso" Gaglione; Stampland
W / William "Picasso" Gaglione; Stampland W / William "Picasso" Gaglione; Stampland W / William "Picasso" Gaglione; Stampland

W / William "Picasso" Gaglione; Stampland

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FA.SA3.0972
[stamp]: 10.3 x10.3 x 2 cm;; [box]: 18 x 12.7 x 5.3 cm
Stampland
Chicago
rubber stamps
Decoratively carved rubber stamp of the letter "W", housed in a tan box. Box lid is embellished with a rubber stamp of the letter "W". "At one soiree Kurt Schwitters performed a poem only of the letter "W". He started to recite it with a slowly rising voice. The consonant varied from a whisper to the sound of a wailing siren till at the end he barked with a shockingly loud tone. They only contained the empirical possibilities of sounds which could be interperted [sic.] by the performer. "W" was performed by Darlene Domel at the Stamp Art Museum in Chicago. This limited edition box set is a concept of i Gaglione and was designed and produced at Stampland."- Colophon, interior lid of box.