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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.80.10
People
James Lee Byars, American (Detroit, MI 1932 - 1997 Cairo, Egypt)
Title
Light Blue Envelope Containing Long Narrow Gold Foil Band
Classification
Archival Material
Work Type
archival material
Date
1979-1980
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/76733

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, graphite and postage stamp on light blue envelope
Dimensions
526.6 x 3.1 cm (207 5/16 x 1 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
2003.80.10
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • James Lee Byars Letters (title TBD), Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, 01/17/2004 - 06/30/2004

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