Carl Andre postcard to John Held, 1986 Mar. 25

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Title

Carl Andre postcard to John Held, 1986 Mar. 25

Subject

Mail Art

Description

Andre congratulates Held on his collection of mail art, though Andre specifies that he does not consider himself a mail artist. 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!

Creator

Carl Andre

Source

John Held Collection

Publisher

Smithsonian Archives of American Art

Date

March 25, 1986

Contributor

Scott Rollins

Rights

Artist Right Society

Relation

[no text]

Format

Postcard, handwritten, 11 x 14 cm

Language

English

Type

Mail Art

Identifier

[no text]

Coverage

[no text]

Files

AAA_heldjohn_43263.jpg
AAA_heldjohn_43264.jpg

Collection

Citation

Carl Andre, “Carl Andre postcard to John Held, 1986 Mar. 25,” Collaborative Correspondence: Mail Art from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art, accessed May 10, 2024, https://collaborativecorrespondence.omeka.net/items/show/11.

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