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Collection Creator:
Held, John, 1947-  Search this
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet (Box 8)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1984-2000
Scope and Contents note:
Writings by John Held, Jr. consist of catalog essays, miscellaneous essays, bibliographies, miscellaneous box set texts, and miscellaneous typescripts. Exhibition catalog essays provide contextual background on artists, collectors, and the mail art movement. Miscellaneous essays also cover mail art artists, mail art history, the effect of international influences on the (mail art) Eternal Network, archival practice, artistamps, Fluxus, and performance and alternate DIY art cultures. Bibliographies are of published resources relating to artistamps, the San Francisco Bay Area Dada and DIY alternative cultures, feminist art, and the Eternal Network. Box set texts are exhibition descriptions of particular mail art pieces, stamps, and artifacts. Miscellaneous typescripts include mail art project proposals, reports, and book reviews.
Arrangement note:
Writings are arranged alphabetically by title.
Collection Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
John Held papers relating to mail art, 1947-2018. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.heldjohn, Series 6
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John Held papers relating to mail art
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9864d5723-f2cb-4d1d-af45-5bfc5b7b6199
EDAN-URL:
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