Mail Art: Norman Conquest, Los Angeles, California to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1986 April 2
Scope and Contents
Cover ornamented with photocopied collage label of a portrait on dotted background, and "NORMAN CONQUEST" rubber stamped in black ink on forehead. Paper square with "NO POSTAGE NECESSARY IF NOT MAILED" glued below postage stamps. Borders drawn in red and blue marker. "FIRST CLASS" handwritten in large lettering in blue marker. Rubber stamp in blue in on reverse: "THE CONQUEST ARCHIVES" with geometric border. 2 US Letter sheets enclosed. Photocopied collages with text "SECRETS OF VOODOO". US Letter sheet enclosed. Pink paper, thanking Bakhchanyan for his contribution of stamp art to the "mail fraud" issue of LETTER BOMB magazine (see Folder: 777). Paper slip enclosed. Crest of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and text "With the Compliments of the" in blue ink. Presumably said "BBC" below, but bottom of slip has been removed and replaced with rubber stamp in blue ink: "A.1. Waste Paper Co. Ltd."
Dates
- Creation: circa 1986 April 2
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