Object Details
Creator
Andre, Carl, 1935-2024
Held, John, 1947-
Place of publication, production, or execution
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description
1 postcard : handwritten ; 11 x 14 cm.
Summary
Andre congratulates Held on his collection of mail art, though Andre specifies that he does not consider himself a mail artist.
Front of postcard features a cartoon signed "Willy Smacks" which depicts policemen at the Tate Gallery following the theft of an artwork by Carl Andre. The caption reads: It seems they broke the window with this diamond tiara, then got away with the bricks!
Front of postcard features a cartoon signed "Willy Smacks" which depicts policemen at the Tate Gallery following the theft of an artwork by Carl Andre. The caption reads: It seems they broke the window with this diamond tiara, then got away with the bricks!
Citation
Carl Andre. Carl Andre postcard to John Held Jr., 1986 March 25. John Held papers relating to mail art, 1947-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Date
1986 March 25
Record number
(DSI-AAA)15103
Type
Correspondence
See more items in
John Held papers relating to mail art, 1947-2018, bulk 1973-2013
Data Source
Archives of American Art
Topic
Cartoons (humorous images)
Mail art
Record ID
AAADCD_item_15103