Billy Al Bengston mail art to unidentified recipients

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Object Details

Creator

Bengston, Billy Al

Subject

Keaton, Buster

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 mail art : various media ; 15 x 20 cm.

Summary

Front of postcard is an image of Buster Keaton and a woman standing on a dock, possibly a still from Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Verso of postcard reads: I'm stuck; $10.00 for your idea; I will pay $10 dollars for any idea I am able to use for an exhibition mailer or announcement ...
Billy Al Bengston mailed this project announcement to an unknown number of recipients. This record should be viewed with records Felix Partz mail art to Billy Al Bengston, 1973 and Richard Meltzer mail art to Billy Al Bengston, 1973.

Citation

Billy Al Bengston. Billy Al Bengston mail art to unidentified recipients, 1973. Billy Al Bengston papers, circa 1940s-1989. 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

1973

Record number

(DSI-AAA)11698

Type

Correspondence

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Billy Al Bengston papers, circa 1940s-1989, bulk 1960-1988

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_11698