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Fook Poem

Item date(s): c 1973-1974

Walter Whall Battiss  (1906-1982)


Size: 2x (42 x 30cm)
Technique: Lithograph
Inscription: none

Category: Found
Type: Graphic

ART 1369

Additional notes:
The following is the Fook text drawn on 27 lines over two pages (with sentences numbered):

1. EE DRAVE THID DOOKEN A DOWN THE DILLY WAK

2. AWATHWARD LOOKEN OOTEN KIN

3. WHEEBEE WOOKEN AMIKOO WOOSI GALLEWOKKEN AELSOOTI EVRIKOON? GAWONDEL OOK NOO BUDD WILTEN WODEWINDDE

4. HEEBEE SHEESEE KIN ALLOSTEN IN DOM WIKKLEWEEDS

5. NANHOOPVERDEM NANHOOP! NANHOOP!

6. SOON SLOPEN SLUKKERWORDS SOONUNDER DAKK

7. VOSFRESENT SHEEN SUUDENLT SHINEBEE VADERWAY UN [second page] WOOKEN AMIKOO WOOSI GALLE WOKKEN ABELSOOTI LAFFEN WIDE

8. MADGIC MAKEN WOONDERS ALLDEMDAKY

9. YEK YEK TISSEN NONTROO

10. EEN GENTLENESSES KUM FETH ALLEWAY

Provenance: Purchased from Ronnie Watt who obtained the item, together with eight others, from the artist.

The items purchased on the same date are items 1367-1375.

Ref: GB/50059



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