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Mail Art: R. Comings, Willits, California to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1984 April 30

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 629.5
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-629.5

Scope and Contents

Cover ornamented with rubber stamp in black ink of large stripe of wavy lines immitating official postage cancelation stamp. Stipe wraps around front and reverse of cover. Rubber stamp in red ink: square design with "NADART" (Say: Not Art). Rubber stamp in blue ink: circular design with "HAND PAINTED AT NFMOA" (Nada Farm Museum of Archetypes). US Half Letter saddle-stitched booklet enclosed. Shumbu issue #1, covering the "Nothing Doing Mail art Show" organised by the "Nada Farm Museum of Archetypes" (a.k.a. R. Comings). 1 bifolium enclosed. Tan card, advertisement for the Nada Farm Museum of Archetypes, including acquisition policy, exhibition policy, and museum services. US Half Letter sheet enclosed. Pink paper, newsletter about recent controversy in the mail art world, also with invitation to participate in INTERDADA '84 mail art project (see Folder: 975). Cardboard cutout enclosed. Instructions for coloring in and assembling cardboard glasses. Elastic strip enclosed. For use with cardboard glasses.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1984 April 30

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Language of Materials

English

Russian

Physical Description

1 cover; 5 enclosures

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository

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