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Correspondence art

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 1831 Collections and/or Records:

Sail/Stamp / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1975

 Item
Identifier: CC-12017-12240
Scope and Contents

On the recto is a blank card with the image of a square containing the word, "Sail" in left upper corner whereas on the verso, the rectangle with the word, "stamp" is in its usual location in the upper right corner. The Sackners hold the Archive for this work that designated this work as "Deadpan Poatcard." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1975

Send Money Now / Christmas, Of Egypt., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-16523-16876
Scope and Contents

This is a card sent to Epistolary Stud Farm. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Shalom / Richard C.., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-03173-3222
Scope and Contents

The word "Shalom" is rubberstamped in English with pseudo-Hebrew letters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

shut loot, 2010

 Item — Box 337: [Barcode: 31858072491198]
Identifier: CC-51994-73096
Scope and Contents

McMurtagh resides in San Diego, California; presumably this collaboration took place through the mail. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

singsingsing, 2011

 Item — Box 135: [Barcode: 31858072457835]
Identifier: CC-53210-74362
Scope and Contents

The small hand lettering on this collag reads 's i n g' from different angles. When held up to the light a second layer of writing can be seen. The top border is hand cut. The cancelled, red bordered stamps on the poem object commemorate the work of several product designers and are part of the conceptual work of sloy and nic. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2011