Mail Art: Serse Luigetti, Perugia, Italy to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1984 October 26
Scope and Contents
Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in green ink: silhouettes of figures standing side by side, large full stops and commas, logo for "SYNTH-MATIC productions & FUTURE an-ARCHIVES". Rubber stamps in purple ink: sender's return address, and "PAPER". Rubber stams in red ink: "STAMPE", "VIA AEREA". A4 sheet enclosed. Photocopied collage of 8x9 grid of artist stamps, each with text "POST-POST" on the design. A4 sheet enclosed. Photocopied collage of newspaper image and text clippings in various languages (English, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, Italian). Paper sheet enclosed. Chain letter. Paper sheet enclosed. Repeated logo in black ink: "THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY PAPER". Reverse ornamented with rubber stamps in red ink: "PAPER", "hello", "keep in touch", rectangular design with diagonal lines, and sender's return address. Sheet folded in a band around other enclosures.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1984 October 26
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Language of Materials
English
Russian
Physical Description
1 cover; 4 enclosures
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository