Acord, James Leroy

A drawing by James Acord, dated June 1999, of the "Dream of the Song of the Metals" with explanatory handwritten text.
The text above the drawing reads: "Dream of the Song of the Metals from last year. | Remembering a dream when no longer dreaming changes the | dream and the dreamer. Remembrance changes details without | a loss of intensity. The dream is space, void, color, light".
The text below the drawing reads: "& dark — things sensed rather than heard or seen. What | was unusual was the sound of singing the metals made. | I understood, in the way of dreams, the metals were singing | to me to be transmuted. The sound reminded me | of the shriek of Tin. | June 1999 Acord".

The outside back cover of the "early 70's / late 60's" sketchbook, a 9" x 12" Raritan 523 WB heavyweight rough sketch book, spiral bound.

The inside back cover of the "early 70's / late 60's" sketchbook, a 9" x 12" Raritan 523 WB heavyweight rough sketch book, spiral bound.

A graphite sketch from the "early 70's / late 60's" sketchbook, a 9" x 12" Raritan 523 WB heavyweight rough sketch book, spiral bound. This sketch is of measurements and layout of a room.

An ink drawing from the "early 70's / late 60's" sketchbook, a 9" x 12" Raritan 523 WB heavyweight rough sketch book, spiral bound. This drawing is of an apple, with some written notes.

A graphite drawing from the "early 70's / late 60's" sketchbook, a 9" x 12" Raritan 523 WB heavyweight rough sketch book, spiral bound. This drawing is of two heart-topped columns. One of the columns' hearts is pierced with a lance. This includes the following notes: "very simple | lance — minimal | head of Black | iron to match | iron bands on post" and "(perhaps a sepia?) | the color (unknown) to | set off meet red heart. | I suspect this color selection | can wait until heart is polychromed".

A graphite and ink drawing from the "early 70's / late 60's" sketchbook, a 9" x 12" Raritan 523 WB heavyweight rough sketch book, spiral bound. This drawing is of a human heart in graphite, pierced/cut by a spear-like item drawn in ink.

A graphite drawing from the "early 70's / late 60's" sketchbook, a 9" x 12" Raritan 523 WB heavyweight rough sketch book, spiral bound. This drawing is of a folded human body.

A charcoal drawing from the "early 70's / late 60's" sketchbook, a 9" x 12" Raritan 523 WB heavyweight rough sketch book, spiral bound. This drawing is of an animal skull.