Lenore Tawney mail art to Maryette Charlton

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Object Details

Creator

Tawney, Lenore, 1907-2007

Charlton, Maryette, 1924-2013

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 mail art : handwritten ; 10 x 14 cm.

Summary

Tawney writes from Kyoto, and tells Charlton of her visit to see Kobori al Ryoko-in.
The front of the card depicts a detail of Buddhist art.
On the back of the card, Tawney has collaged scraps from a chemistry book.

Citation

Lenore Tawney. Lenore Tawney mail art to Maryette Charlton, 1969 Feb. 16. Maryette Charlton papers, circa 1890-2013. 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

1969 Feb. 16

Record number

(DSI-AAA)15192

Type

Correspondence

Place

Kyoto, Japan

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Maryette Charlton papers, circa 1890-2013

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Travel

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_15192