Object Details
Creator
Barbot, Gerard, 1952-
Held, John, 1947-
Place of publication, production, or execution
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description
1 mail art : various media ; 12 x 17 cm.
Summary
Mail art by Gerard Barbot to John Held Jr. consists of an envelope with a collage of artistamps, postage stamps, and rubber stamped images and text.
On recto, rubber stamp images and text reference the John Held text An Annotated Bibliography of Mail Art and commemorate "John Held Jr. Ten Years n Mail Art 1976-1986." The stamped "1986" is overwritten with "96" in pencil.
Also present is stamped text and images referencing Hiroshima with the inscription (stamped): MAIL ART IS JUST A BIG BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT BOMBS.
On the verso, more artistamps and rubber stamp produced images are present. Stamped text includes a call for ideas and images for performances in Hiroshima and Dallas, and a mail art show in Dallas, September 24-October 15, 1988.
On recto, rubber stamp images and text reference the John Held text An Annotated Bibliography of Mail Art and commemorate "John Held Jr. Ten Years n Mail Art 1976-1986." The stamped "1986" is overwritten with "96" in pencil.
Also present is stamped text and images referencing Hiroshima with the inscription (stamped): MAIL ART IS JUST A BIG BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT BOMBS.
On the verso, more artistamps and rubber stamp produced images are present. Stamped text includes a call for ideas and images for performances in Hiroshima and Dallas, and a mail art show in Dallas, September 24-October 15, 1988.
Citation
Gerard Barbot. Gerard Barbot mail art to John Held Jr., 1988. 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
1988
Record number
(DSI-AAA)18556
Type
Correspondence
See more items in
John Held papers relating to mail art, 1947-2018, bulk 1973-2013
Data Source
Archives of American Art
Record ID
AAADCD_item_18556