Jay DeFeo mail art to Wallace Berman

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Object Details

Creator

DeFeo, Jay, 1929-1989

Berman, Wallace, 1926-1976

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 mail art : various media ; 96 x 98 cm.

Summary

DeFeo has taken a poster for the 3rd annual Los Angeles Film-makers Festival and collaged over it with scraps of brown paper on which she wrote her and Berman's addresses; a photo of a little girl (possibly DeFeo at a young age); and a torn piece of paper with a typewritten message. The message reads: The White Rose is a Fact painted somewhere on a slow curve between destinations. This is all I remember. This is all I know...; It is all I can say about the Universal Pastime for all giant fans who believe in the second coming of Casey Stengel.

Citation

Jay DeFeo. Jay DeFeo mail art to Wallace Berman, 1965. Wallace Berman papers, 1907-1979. 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

1965

Record number

(DSI-AAA)14001

Type

Correspondence

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Wallace Berman papers, 1907-1979, bulk 1955-1979

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Film posters

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_14001