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Contains 226 Results:

Mail Art: Ubaldo Giacomucci, Pescara, Italy to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1982 September 27

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 699
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-699
Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamp in blue ink: sender's return address. Postcard sheet enclosed. Photograph of a man with text in speech bubble. Invitation to contribute to Bambù mail art magazine, edited by Giacomucci (see Folder: 914). Postcard sheet enclosed. Collage of man wrapped in a towel, artist stamp featuring a pronographic image with handwritten caption "THIS ISN"T AN ARM!", and text in speech bubble thanking Bakhchanyan for contribution to...
Dates: circa 1982 September 27

Mail Art: Ubaldo Giacomucci, Pescara, Italy to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1982 September 29

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 700
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-700
Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in blue ink: "STAMPE", sender's return address. Postcard sheet enclosed. Photocpied collage of an engraved portrait, and a photograph of a man with text in speech bubble. Informing Bakhchanyan that his contribution to Bambù magazine has been received (see Folder: 914). Postcard sheet enclosed. Photograph of man with binoculars and speech bubble with text. "SPECIAL THANKS FROM BAMBÙ" and return address. Postcard...
Dates: circa 1982 September 29

Mail Art: Ubaldo Giacomucci, Pescara, Italy to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1982 October 25

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 701
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-701
Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in blue ink: "STAMPE", sender's return address. Postcard sheet enclosed. Photocopied collage of man holding television with text. Informing Bakhchanyan that his publication ARMNEWS will be reviewed in Giacomucci's publication Bambù (see Folder: 914). Postcard sheet enclosed. Photocopied collage of cartoon faces with speech bubbles: "THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORKS! KEEP MAILIN'". Postcard enclosed....
Dates: circa 1982 October 25

Mail Art: Martina and Steffen Giersch, Dresden, East Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1981 July 6

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 702
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-702
Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamp in teal ink: sender's return address. Rubber stamp in blue ink: "2". Sheet enclosed. Light pink textured paper. Rubber stamps in teal ink: cartoon hand, sender's return address. A4 sheet enclosed. Letterhead paper ornamented with rubber stamps in blue ink: airplanes drawing banner with "ART-START", cartoon hand, "Please write me Mail Art". Inscription in blue marker. 3 postcards enclosed. Photographs with rubber stamps and pen inscriptions added. 1 postcard...
Dates: circa 1981 July 6

Mail Art: Martina and Steffen Giersch, Dresden, East Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1981 December 14

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 703
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-703
Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamp in red ink: sender's return address. Rubber stamp in green ink: bicycle. Rubber stamp in blue ink: "2". Postcard enclosed. Two postcards sewn together with red thread. Torn newsprint sewn on front. Doctored photograph of a headless body and head wrapped in newspaper on front, photograph of the Giersches working in a derelict building on reverse. Rubber stamps in red ink: "Mail-Art-Studio", sender's return address, "P.F. Please write me", "82", "Auch 1982...
Dates: circa 1981 December 14

Mail Art: Sandor Gogoljak, Odzaci, Yugoslavia to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1981 September 30

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 704
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-704
Scope and Contents Green print based on Édouard Manet's painting The Luncheon on the Grass with the sext "surrealism & mail art". The face of one man has been altered to appear like that of Salvador Dali. A postage stamp has been placed in the hand of the other man, whose head is covered with a collage of another head (possibly that of Gogoljak). Artist's logo with return address, typographic design based on globus cruciger. Artist stamp on reverse combines the heads of...
Dates: circa 1981 September 30

Mail Art: Sandor Gogoljak, Odzaci, Yugoslavia to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1981

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 705
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-705
Scope and Contents Print in black ink based on Leonardo da Vinci's painting Annuciation, with text "SHOW TO", "WAY IN", and "SURREALISM". The angel's head has been replaced with a dollar sign, the hand making the sign of benediction is replaced with a cartoon hand pointing. Artist's logo with return address, typographic design based on the globus cruciger. Artist stamp on reverse combines the heads of Dali and another man (same head used in collage element...
Dates: circa 1981

Mail Art: Sandor Gogoljak, Odzaci, Yugoslavia to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1982 August 6

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 706
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-706
Scope and Contents Print collage on front in black, red, and blue ink depicting a head (possibly Gogoljak's) joined to a circulartory system. Veins connecting to the temples are labelled "MAIL ART", and veins are shown inside a postage stamp. Various text including the artist's date of birth, "diagnoza", "asThEnia", "CorPORiS", and "LIVE STAMP". Artist's logo with return address, typographic design based on the globus cruciger. Collaged elements on reverse: detail of image seen on front, a figure shooting...
Dates: circa 1982 August 6

Mail Art: Philip A. Gore, Wooster, Ohio to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1983 July 8

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 707
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-707
Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in blue ink: sender's return address, "Genuflexion Lubricity", cartoon anthropomorphic slice of bread. "Tao Chemical" handwritten in black marker above sender's return address. Sunset beach scene on envelope flap. 7"x11" sheet enclosed. Collage of various cartoons and typography, coloured in with felt tip pens and colored pencils. Typewritten letter inviting Bakhchanyan to participate in program about "the Russians as People" to help dispell fear of...
Dates: circa 1983 July 8

Mail Art: Mark Greenfield, Newcastle, England to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1990 November 21

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 708
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-708
Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in black ink: "Celebreate the New Millennium with Correspondance", "RECYCLE", flies. Rubber stamps in blue ink: "MANI-ART", "MAIL-ART". Rubber stamps in red ink: LIBRE D'ART", "GALERIE POSTALE". Rubber stamp in green ink: lighthouse. Return address in Frence crosed out on reverse, French postage stamps visible under UK postage stamps. A4 sheet enclosed. Hand-written letter in black marker asking about...
Dates: circa 1990 November 21

Mail Art: Mark Greenfield, Newcastle, England to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, undated

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 709
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-709
Scope and Contents

Commercial postcard depicting Spitfire British WWII fighter plane. Rubber stamp in black ink: "The Free International Correspondance University". Inscription on reverse mentions Ryosuke Cohen's Brain Cell #385 (see Folder: 622). No postage stamps or postal system markings.

Dates: undated

Mail Art: Mark Greenfield, Newcastle, England to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, undated

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 710
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-710
Scope and Contents

A5 sheet. Print of drawing of object composed from various shapes in green ink. Numbered 31/55. Rubber stamp in blue ink: artist's postal address. No cover.

Dates: undated

Mail Art: Klaus Groh, Edewecht, Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1980 March 5

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 711
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-711
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Rubber stamps in black ink: sender's return address. Artist stamp depicting a cartoon tree full of letter, prominent ones spelling "POE TREE". Inscription thanks both Bakhchanyan's for their enthusiasm for Groh's planned "NEW-DADA-project".

Dates: circa 1980 March 5

Mail Art: Klaus Groh, Edewecht, Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, 1980 July 24

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 712
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-712
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Rubber stamp in blue ink: "WHOEVER IS CREATIVE, LIVES". Inscription in red ink, thanking Bakhchanyan for a "Portrait of Stalin".

Dates: 1980 July 24

Mail Art: Klaus Groh, Augustfehn, Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1982 January 13

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 713
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-713
Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamp in blue ink: "DADA IS EVERYWHERE". German postage stamp depicting Mona Lisa with mustache and necklace added in pen, postage denomination torn off. A4 sheet enclosed. Letterhead from "FIVE TOWERS MICRO HALL CENTER for archive and exhibitions. Rubber stamps in green ink: seagulls, "MAIL-ART IS NOT JAIL-ART stamp-art is not vamp-art", "aquí", and pointing hand. Handwritten letter dated January 14 1982, thanking Bakhchanyan for a recent postcard and informing...
Dates: circa 1982 January 13

Mail Art: Klaus Groh, Augustfehn, Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1982 February 2

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 714
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-714
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Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in red ink: "aquí", and pointing hand. Rubber stamp in black ink on reverse: circular design with number 3 and letter a(?) combined. A4 sheet enclosed. Rubber stamps in red ink: "aquí", and pointing hand. Handwritten letter informing Bakhchanyan of current events and projects.

Dates: circa 1982 February 2

Mail Art: Klaus Groh, Augustfehn, Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1982 February 19

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 715
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-715
Scope and Contents

Sticker with "Darf zu Prüfzwecken von der Post geöffnet werden" (may be opened for inspection by post office). Inscription thanks Bakhchanyan for his artwork in a matchbox (see Folder: 1001).

Dates: circa 1982 February 19

Mail Art: Klaus Groh, Edewecht, Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1982 March 28

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 716
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-716
Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in red ink: sender's return address, "aquí", and pointing hand. Postcard enclosed. Invitation to participate in a mail art project orgnized by Martina and Steffen Giersch (see Folders: 702-3) with the theme "Mobil ohne Auto" (mobile without car). A4 sheet enclosed. Letterhead from "FIVE TOWERS MICRO HALL CENTER for archive and exhibitions. Hand-written letter thanks Bakhchanyan for a recent postcard, informs him about the progress of a show of...
Dates: circa 1982 March 28

Mail Art: Klaus Groh, Edewecht, Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1982 June 27

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 717
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-717
Scope and Contents

Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in red ink: sender's return address, "aquí", and pointing hand. Foil wrapper taped to cover. A4 sheet enclosed. Letterhead from "FIVE TOWERS MICRO HALL CENTER for archive and exhibitions. Handwritten letter informs Bakhchanyan that his works for a solo exhibition organized by Groh have been received.

Dates: circa 1982 June 27

Mail Art: Klaus Groh, Edewecht, Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York,, circa 1983 April 6

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 718
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-718
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Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in red ink: sender's return address, arrow. A4 sheet enclosed. Invitation to contribute an artist stamp design to an "ARTIST-MAIL-STAMP BLOC". Groh to produce a book of stamps by participants.

Dates: circa 1983 April 6

Mail Art: Klaus Groh, Oldenburg, Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1984 September 18

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 719
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-719
Scope and Contents Cover ornamented with rubber stamps in red and blue ink: postal addresses for the library of the University of Oldenburg library, and the university in general. A4 sheet enclosed. Letterhead from University of Oldenburg, inviting Bakhchanyan to participate in an exhibition of "artists' books" at the university library. A4 sheet enclosed. Letterhead from University of Oldenburg, letter from Groh notifying Bakhchanyan of postponing of deadline for artist books exhibition. Rubber stamps in blue...
Dates: circa 1984 September 18

Mail Art: Klaus Groh, Edewecht, Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, undated

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 720
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-720
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Grotesque postcard depicting Mickey Mouse pulling human skin over his face. Inscription thanks Bakhchanyan for his "DADA-MAIL-ART-CARD". No date (CDS incomplete), likely circa 1980 due to return address (see Folder: 712).

Dates: undated

Mail Art: Klaus Groh, Edewecht, Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, undated

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 721
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-721
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Photocopied collage of of photograph of the Bürgerbräukeller beer hall gates (site of Hitler's 1923 Beer Hall Putsch) torn to reveal a photograph of a man sitting in slippers. Inscription thanks both Bakhchanyan's for material sent to Groh. No date (CDS too faint).

Dates: undated

Mail Art: Klaus Groh, Edewecht, Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, undated

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 722
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-722
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Color drawings of various vegetables labelled with words related to the arts and culture such as "Theater", "Film", and "Zaubern" (magic). Rubber stamps in purple ink: "DADA IS EVERYWHERE". Inscription asks for patience with delays to the DADA show. No date (CDS too faint), likely circa 1980 due to return address (see Folder: 712).

Dates: undated

Mail Art: Klaus Groh, Edewecht, Germany to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, undated

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 723
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-723
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Brown paper cover. 9 A4 sheets enclosed. Advertisement for a mail art show by Bruno Chiarlone organised by Groh at "FIVE TOWERS MICRO HALL CENTER" for archive and exhibitions, to take place May 1982. Text and graphics by Jörg Sonntag on "FIVE TOWERS MICRO HALL CENTER" letterhead, dated August 1982. 7 copies of stamp art by Bakhchanyan on "FIVE TOWERS MICRO HALL CENTER" letterhead. No date (CDS too faint).

Dates: undated

Mail Art: Happy Young People Enterprises (H.Y.P.E.) [J.P. Jacob], New York, New York to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1982 September 2

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 724
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-724
Scope and Contents

POSTHYPE, "The Journal of the Happy Young People Enterprises" volume 1 issue 4. Photocopied collage in newspaper front page layout. Includes mail art news, and mail order information for mail art objects. Rubber stamps in red ink: man choking(?) a woman, "HAPPY YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERPRISES (HYPE)", sender's return address.

Dates: circa 1982 September 2

Mail Art: Happy Young People Enterprises (H.Y.P.E.) [J.P. Jacob], New York, New York to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, CIRCA 1983 March 9

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 725
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-725
Scope and Contents POSTHYPE "N.2"(?). Issue and address plate printed on the reverse of a sheet of artist stamps by Carlo Pittore (see Folder: 808-10). Mail art news and calls for participation. Rubber stamps in red ink: portrait of two men (possibly Jacob and Pittore), "MAIL ART-PLEASE HANDLE". Rubber stamp in black ink: "PITTORE & HYPE 83". Rubber stamp in blue ink: cartoon handshake. Sheet enclosed. Handwritten letter from Jacob inviting Bakhchanyan...
Dates: CIRCA 1983 March 9

Mail Art: Happy Young People Enterprises (H.Y.P.E.) [J.P. Jacob], New York, New York to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1984 January 4

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 726
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-726
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Postcard notifying that the deadlines for HYPE's "CENSORSHIP EAST/CENSORSHIP WEST" project have been extended due to an interruption in telephone and postal service. Rubber stamp in red ink: cancelled symbol (red circle with dash). Rubber stamp in black ink: cartoon handshake.

Dates: circa 1984 January 4

Mail Art: Happy Young People Enterprises (H.Y.P.E.) [J.P. Jacob], New York, New York to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, undated

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 727
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-727
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HYPE, "The Journal of the Happy Young People Enterpreises". Mail are news and calls for participation in project. Rubber stamp in black ink: trouser legs and shoes. Rubber stamps in red ink: laughing faces. Rubber stamp in purple ink: "jingleheimerschmidt". Unknown issue. Likely 1981 as deadlines for February 1982 are listed. Later issues are titled HYPE (see Folder: 725-6). No cover, postage stamps, or postal markings.

Dates: undated

Mail Art: Lynn Harwood, Anson, Maine to Vagrich Bakhchanyan, New York, New York, circa 1983 August 8

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 728
Identifier: MSE/REE 0006-728
Scope and Contents

Cover made from folded brown card. US Legal sheet enclosed. Folder for "PROCREATION" mail art project from an invitation by Carlo Pittore (see Folder: 808-10), assembled by Lynn Harwood. Notable participants: Bakhchanyan, David Cole (see Folder: 626-9), and Carlo Pittore. 16 artworks by various artists enclosed, including a "Stalin Test" work by Bakhchanyan.

Dates: circa 1983 August 8