Creator:

Andre, Carl, 1935-2024  Search this

Held, John, 1947-  Search this

Type:

Correspondence

Date:

1986 March 25

Place of publication, production, or execution:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description:

1 postcard : handwritten ; 11 x 14 cm.

Summary:

Andre congratulates Held on his collection of mail art, though Andre specifies that he does not consider himself a mail artist.<br>Front of postcard features a cartoon signed "Willy Smacks" which depicts policemen at the Tate Gallery following the theft of an artwork by Carl Andre. The caption reads: It seems they broke the window with this diamond tiara, then got away with the bricks!

Citation:

Carl Andre. Carl Andre postcard to John Held Jr., 1986 March 25. John Held papers relating to mail art, 1947-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note:

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note:

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

Topic:

Cartoons (humorous images)  Search this

Mail art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)15103

See more items in:

John Held papers relating to mail art, 1947-2018, bulk 1973-2013

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_item_15103