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Carl Andre postcard to John Held Jr.

Archives of American Art

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    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!

    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

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    John Held papers relating to mail art, 1947-2018, bulk 1973-2013

    Data Source

    Archives of American Art

    Topic

    Cartoons (humorous images)
    Mail art

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Record ID

    AAADCD_item_15103

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