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Creator:
Bleus, Guy  Search this
Evans, John, 1932-2012  Search this
Type:
Correspondence
Date:
1985 August 15
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
1 mail art : various media ; 27 x 21 cm
Summary:
Mail art by Guy Bleus to John Evans features a collage of typescript text, handwritten inscriptions, markings in ink, stamps, stickers, and Dymo labels. An image of a horse which appears on the letter also appears on verso in the envelope. <br>In his letter, Bleus describes to Evans that mail art is the "dream of all my traveling."<br> On verso, Bleus has glued a cut-out photograph of a man and continued the blue markings. A stamp of two children together with the number seven at the center, found on both sides of the page, symbolizes the seventh birthday of Evans' twin children, which Bleus mentions in his letter.
Citation:
Guy Bleus. Guy Bleus mail art to John Evans, 1985 August 15. John Evans papers, 1957-2012. 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:
Mail art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)18605
See more items in:
John Evans papers, 1957-2012, bulk 1970-2012
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_18605