Harvard Art Museums > 2003.80.26.3: Sheet of White Typing Paper with Mechanically Printed CERN Letterhead at Top Archival Material Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sheet of White Typing Paper with Mechanically Printed CERN Letterhead at Top (James Lee Byars) , 2003.80.26.3,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 05, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/70527. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.80.26.3 People James Lee Byars, American (Detroit, MI 1932 - 1997 Cairo, Egypt) Title Sheet of White Typing Paper with Mechanically Printed CERN Letterhead at Top Classification Archival Material Work Type archival material Date 1979-1980 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/70527 Physical Descriptions Medium Blue ink on white paper with CERN letterhead Dimensions 29.7 x 21 cm (11 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History James Lee Byars; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, transfer; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Busch-Reisinger Museum Archives Copyright © The Estate of James Lee Byars / Michael Werner Gallery Accession Year 2003 Object Number 2003.80.26.3 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Byars' letter written in blue ink with stars on a few letters on each page. Letterhead: CERN / ORGANISATION EUROP...ENNE POUR LA RECHERCHE NUCL...AIRE / EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH / SI"GE: GEN"VE, SUISSE / Adresse postale / Postal address / CERN / CH 1211 GEN"VE 23 / SUISSE / SWITZERLAND / T...LEX: 23698 CH / T...L...GRAMMES: CERNLAB-GEN"VE / T...L...PHONE: GEN"VE (022) Votre / Your ref. Notre / Our ref. / Direct: 83 /83 /83 / Central / Exchange: 83 61 11 / Page two: Since I have the chair of the AR- / no Question can Be answered only / tist at M.I.T. I will stop By to / many answers are possible and they / say hello to you walking and / shift By Repeated choice so Mark I / speaking s [sic] fine with me. You / hope to see you none the less in Oct. / think you're Busy Gleek / with a Question mayB we'll even meet / Glint moon PreQuark I am / in NYC Thank you for the try J.L.B. / Yet I love Godel's PRoof that / Related Works 2003.80.26 James Lee Byars One White Envelope with CERN Imprint and Blue Ink Text, with Two Sheets of White Typing Paper Archival Material Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu