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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.43
People
Albert M. Fine, American (Boston 1931 - 1987)
Title
Untitled (postcard addressed to Jerry Dreva)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1974
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/59140

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Coffee and black ink on a postcard, with printed postage and cancellation stamp
Dimensions
8.2 x 14 cm (3 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in center of circle made by artist's coffee cup, black ink: am fine '74
  • inscription: address side of postcard, black ink, in artist's hand, addresses of sender and recipient:: am fine / 11 Varick St. / (#4N) / N.Y.C. 10013 // Mr. Jerrry Dreva / 629 Madison Ave. / South Milwaukee / Wisconsin / 53172
  • inscription: front and back of postcard, black ink, in artist's hand: There are three enigmatic ciphers or paraphs, two on the address side of the card and one on the drawing side, which presumably have cryptic meaning known to the sender and, perhaps, recipient of the card.
  • stamp: address side of card, black ink, postal cancellation stamp:: AM 3 DEC 1974 NEW YORK, NY 10007 [in a circle]
  • stamp: upper right corner of address side of card, orange printing ink [pre-printed postage stamp]:: U.S. Postage 8¢ Samuel Adams Patriot [with a portrait of Adams in a circular format]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.43
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Commentary
Albert Fine was a major player in the American mail art movement of the early 1970s. This postcard is addressed to Jerry Dreva, a mail art collaborator, rock musician, and participant in West Coast happenings.

Verification Level

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