Ray Johnson mail art to Dr. Frye and Lucy Lippard

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Object Details

Creator

Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995

Lippard, Lucy R.

Subject

Tucker, Marcia

New York Correspondence School

Whitney Museum of American Art

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 mail art : typescript, ill. ; 28 x 22 cm.

Summary

Mail art is addressed to Dr. Frye, but pertains to Lucy Lippard. The letter has stamp inviting submissions to the New York Correspondence School exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Illustrations in red marker include a duck (captioned "Marcia Ducker" - for Marcia Tucker) and rabbit (captioned "Ray Johnson").

Citation

Ray Johnson. Ray Johnson mail art to Dr. Frye and Lucy Lippard, 1970 July 3. Lucy R. Lippard papers, 1930s-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1970 July 3

Record number

(DSI-AAA)5881

Type

Correspondence

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

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Exhibitions

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_5881