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Ray Johnson mail art to Lucy R. Lippard

Archives of American Art

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    Object Details

    Creator

    Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995
    Lippard, Lucy R.

    Subject

    New York Correspondence School

    Place of publication, production, or execution

    No place, unknown, or undetermined

    Physical Description

    3 mail art : typescript ; 28 x 22 cm.

    Summary

    First page is a photocopied photo of Johnson, with the letter to Lippard typed over his cheek, explaining that he has enclosed eight pages of his Book about death.
    The enclosed pages consist of two photocopies: one of a typewritten letter from "Buddha University" to the New York Times describing the death of the New York Correspondence School, and one of a handwritten page dated April 5, 1973 which simply states "The New York Correspondence School died."
    Despite Johnson's note that 8 pages have been enclosed, these three pages are all that exist in this collection.

    Citation

    Ray Johnson. Ray Johnson mail art to Lucy R. Lippard, 1965 June 29. Lucy R. Lippard papers, 1930s-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

    Use Note

    © The Ray Johnson Estate at Richard L. Feigen & Co.

    Location Note

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

    Date

    1965 June 29

    Record number

    (DSI-AAA)13544

    Type

    Correspondence

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

    Data Source

    Archives of American Art

    Topic

    Death

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Record ID

    AAADCD_item_13544

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