2003.80.22: Long, Rectangle, Red-Painted Handmade Envelope with No Contents
Archival Material
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2003.80.22
- People
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James Lee Byars, American (Detroit, MI 1932 - 1997 Cairo, Egypt)
- Title
- Long, Rectangle, Red-Painted Handmade Envelope with No Contents
- Classification
- Archival Material
- Work Type
- archival material
- Date
- 1979-1980
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/70821
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Gold colored pencil on red-painted handmade envelope
- Dimensions
- 29.4 x 10.2 cm (11 9/16 x 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
- 2003.80.22
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Recto: Mr. / haxthausen / "(Letter to Be / opened at / a Red Dinner / Party Soon)". Verso: J.L.B. / The Harvard / Letter
Verification Level
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