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Correspondence art

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1831 Collections and/or Records:

[Letter to Jack Furnival wishing him recovery from his illness] (2209) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-09838-10032
Scope and Contents

This letter is contained within an envelope collaged onto a page of Furnival's "Liber Amicorum 1964-1984," a book held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

[Letter to John Pyros] / A.1. Waste Paper Co. Ltd., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-25809-26269
Scope and Contents

Leigh thanks Pyros for sending documentation on Homage To The Mad Diarist exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

[Letter To John Pyros] / Arco, Ines., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-24774-25227
Scope and Contents

Letter discusses artist's activities; an abstract drawing is present on verso. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

[Letter to John Pyros] / Craigie, Peter M.., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-16527-16880
Scope and Contents

Text relates to Mail Art by exhibition written on verso of exhibition announcement of Craigie's paintings, assemblages & reliefs at McCoy Fine Arts Gallery, Philadelphia. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

[Letter to John Pyros] / Craigie, Peter M.., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-17984-18354
Scope and Contents

Discusses selling books at bookfair and laments time taken away from creative art process to do framing, matting, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

[Letter to John Pyros] / Petasz, Pawel; Padin C; Caraballo J., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-04206-4285
Scope and Contents

Petasz discusses shortcomings of Commonpress issue edited by Pyros and asks him to send issues to several collectors including Marvin Sackner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

[Letter to John Pyros] / Zack, David., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-00022-21
Scope and Contents

Zack describes his reaction to the 'Homage to the Mad Diarist' exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Letter to John & Wendy Sharkey (090964) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Cameron C; Schwitters K; Weaver M; Carroll L; Yevtushenko Y; Creeley R; Furnival A; Furnival J., 1964

 Item
Identifier: CC-55555-9999184
Scope and Contents

This piece is a tour de force of letter writing that includes several of Houedard's poems, most typed earlier as separate poems. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1964

Letter to Patricia Collins / Lumb, Michael., 1996

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Identifier: CC-58379-10001595
Scope and Contents

Lumb discusses hos trip to Tunis and Poland and his master's thesis in mail art. The theme of the artist booklet and the broadsides the "shrine." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Letter to Patricia Collins / Lumb, Michael., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-58380-10001596
Scope and Contents

Lumb discusses the successful exhibition he curated in Warsaw," bookarts in britaim." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Letter to Patricia Collins / Lumb, Michael; Crozier R., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-58378-10001594
Scope and Contents

Lumb discusses hos trip to Tunis and Poland and his master's thesis in mail art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

[Letter to Ruth and Marvin], 1990

 Item — Box 268: [Barcode: 31858072460599]
Identifier: CC-16575-16928
Scope and Contents

Object consists of pant's pocket mounted on cardboard. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

[Letter to Ruth and Marvin (Sackner)] / Furnival, John., 1991

 Item — Folder 39: [Barcode: 31858072459997]
Identifier: CC-13278-13579
Scope and Contents

The letter has a large watercolor of the plant, Pulmonaria Officinalis - Lungwort dominating the left half recto of the letter. Furnival describes the reason for the name of this plant and also a visit to Russia and the Ukraine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Letter To Sackners / Patti, Enzo., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-03823-3896
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sackners written in Patti's unique hieroglyphics. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

[Letter to Wally Depew and Linda Bandt] / Forney, Darrell., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-58151-10001404
Scope and Contents

The letter describes Forney's recent activities. Stored in Depew box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995