2003.80.17: Commercial Postcard with "The Philosopher" by Petro Longhi

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2003.80.17

People

James Lee Byars, American (Detroit, MI 1932 - 1997 Cairo, Egypt)

Title

Commercial Postcard with "The Philosopher" by Petro Longhi

Classification

Archival Material

Work Type

archival material

Date

1979-1980

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/76729

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink on commercially printed postcard with postage stamps

Dimensions

14.7 x 10.4 cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/8 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

2003.80.17

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Good example of interwoven text. Use of mass-produced commodity. Recto: reproduction of image by Pietro Longhi, "The Philosopher". Verso: addressed to: Dr. Mr. Prof. / Mark haxthausen / Harvard University / Busch-Reisinger / Museum / Cambridge Ma. / U.S.A. Return address: c/o Pres Carluccio Biennale Venice / Note: Hello Bill Comes? / Mark I do hope / 100 Goldfish Biennale / the Chair of the Artists / we will Be able to do / is vastly exciting don't / at Harvard is Real let's / October Come to Europe / You come? You should?? / Before? Cheers to you JLB / Make it a reality for / October? / How's sissy and Karen / How are you? /

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