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Correspondence art

 Subject

Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 149 Collections and/or Records:

[Heart Sculpture], 1997

 Item — Box 205: [Barcode: 31858072460110]
Identifier: CC-28760-30067
Scope and Contents

Mike Dyar writes on his note that "this was a collaboration between Ray Johnson & myself. He sent me this as a drawing & asked me to sculpt & cast it in plaster." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Homage to George Lott, 1997

 Item — Box 327: [Barcode: 31858072490943]
Identifier: CC-29133-30478
Scope and Contents

George Lott was an American soldier in WWII whose wounding in battle was published by Life magazine. Because of this publicity, he received over 3000 letters. Baroni's homage consists of collaging two paper, addressed envelopes from mail he received to each of 10 pages and both covers and adding band-aids or adhesive tape to them. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Hoohoohobos Fortuitous Logos, 1987

 Item — Box 350: [Barcode: 31858072490869]
Identifier: CC-23280-23719
Scope and Contents

Author is also known as buZ blurr. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

International Mail Archives, 2000

 Item — Box 258: [Barcode: 31858072458270]
Identifier: CC-35717-37470
Scope and Contents

This work consists of the responses to a questionaire on Mail Art Archives sent to the recipients by Ferranto. Some of the collectors also indicated that their collections were for sale. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

It's In the Box, 1997

 Item — Box 209: [Barcode: 31858072460169]
Identifier: CC-28564-29850
Scope and Contents

The box includes representative booklets, cards, and objects made by Collins, some for other mail art publications. A neck tie has a sewn label, Christian Boltanski (rather than Christian Dior). An accompanying typed pamphlet lists the publication where these works appeared along with the tirage. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Klang: Suoni Contemporanei, 2009

 Item — Box 209: [Barcode: 31858072460169]
Identifier: CC-50818-71896
Scope and Contents

This exhibition was curated by Vittore Baroni and the booklets were edited by BAU. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2009

L'arte va all'attacco, 1995

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Baroni, Vittore: [Barcode: 31858072491123]
Identifier: CC-28869-30191
Scope and Contents

The background for the collage is a photocopied newspaper article that describes Baroni's mail art activities. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

Lego-15, 2008

 Item — Box 331: [Barcode: 31858072490976]
Identifier: CC-49396-70441
Scope and Contents

Participants were requested to artistically or poetically interpret three pages of a Lego patent (1961) that was provided to them by Beaulieu. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

Letter to Carl Loeffler, 1981

 Item — Box 607: [Barcode: 31858073143541]
Identifier: CC-18877-19255
Scope and Contents

In response to Loeffler's request for a critical essay for his "Book on Correspondence Art" Crozier describes what it would be like to receive work from his colleagues in the mail art network. The narrative mentions over 450 names, all listed in alphabetical order. Mentions "Marvin Sackner who is the only non-artist in here or is he now..." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.


Vittore Baroni, Robert Filliou, Bill Gaglione, Edgardo Antonio Vigo, William Xerra, Nicholas Zurbrugg, Lon Spiegelman, Marvin A. Sackner, Takako Saito, Eugenio Miccini, Clemente Padín, and Richard Kostelanetz are some of the names associated with this letter.

Dates: 1981

[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

Lettre de Rimbert No.4, 1987

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Co-Cu: [Barcode: 31858072491354]
Identifier: CC-18822-19200

Lettre Suit, 1993, 1983 - 1991

 Item — Box 164: [Barcode: 31858072458189]
Identifier: CC-00857-876
Scope and Contents

The folded letters were printed in an edition of 650 in 1983-1991 and mailed to the Sackner Archive in separate envelopes by Edition Despalles, the distributor for Atelier des Grames, but the cassette that holds them is made upon request. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993; 1983 - 1991

loaded voice, 2010

 Item — Box 337: [Barcode: 31858072491198]
Identifier: CC-51993-73095
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

[L'oeuf en Question] / Corfou, Michel., 1992

 Item — Box Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Co-Cu: [Barcode: 31858072491354]
Identifier: CC-20230-20626
Scope and Contents

An egg-shaped ship, the name Christophe Colomb, and the notation "la P. la N. et la Santa M." commemorate 1492 and 1992. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Loose Watch: A Lost and Found Times Anthology , 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-37984-39867
Scope and Contents

Lost and Found Times was founded by John M. Bennett and Doug Landies in 1975 and currently continues with Bennett as editor. This anthology contains a selection of text and graphics from isssues 1 to 39. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Mail 4 F.U.N., 2002

 Item — Box 326: [Barcode: 31858073143574]
Identifier: CC-47025-49763
Scope and Contents

Described as "A mail art kit of the Funtastic United Nations" with texts coordinated by Vittore Baroni. This project was "conceived to create a bridge between the most different creative geographical entities and to stimulate cooperation amongst all kinds of imaginary contries and worlds." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002