John Baldessari mail art to Lucy Lippard

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Object Details

Creator

Baldessari, John, 1931-

Lippard, Lucy R.

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 mail art : typescript ; 22 x 28 cm.

Summary

John Baldessari mail art to Lucy Lippard consisting of a printed and annotated certificate and a typescript essay entitled "The Best Way to Do Art." The essay discusses an artist's fascination with and eventual disappointment in the work of Cezanne, and the accessibility of paintings versus mailed texts.

Citation

John Baldessari. John Baldessari mail art to Lucy Lippard, 1971. Lucy R. Lippard papers, 1930s-2010. 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

1971

Record number

(DSI-AAA)20014

Type

Correspondence

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Lucy R. Lippard papers, 1930s-2010, bulk 1960-1990

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_20014