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Mail Art: Cracker Jack Kid [Chuck Welch], Omaha, Nebraska to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, undated

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 641
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-641

Scope and Contents

US Letter sheet, no cover. Type-written letter from Cracker Jack Kid, explaining that Commonpress 47 is being prepared. Mentions a "handfolded envelope" enclosed made from clothing material sent by mail artists (see Folder: 640), with instructions for altering the envelope for a mail art exhibition (handmade envelope not present, presumably sent back for exhibition). Rubber stamp in black ink: "MATERIAL METAMORPHOSIS" logo (circular design with bird and postage cancelled wave as motion lines). Sheet ornamented with rough sketches in various colored pencils. Coin rubbings in red and grey colored pencil on reverse. No date, item separated from cover. Deadline listed as "December 1, 1981", and a postcard dated "28 July 1981" explains that Cracker Jack Kid has received material from Bakhchanyan for the project (see Folder: 637).

Dates

  • Creation: undated

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Language of Materials

English

Russian

Physical Description

1 sheet

Repository Details

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

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