Harvard Art Museums > 2003.80.14: Single Sheet of White Paper with Completed Starred Writing in Black Ink 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"Single Sheet of White Paper with Completed Starred Writing in Black Ink (James Lee Byars) , 2003.80.14,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/76751. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.80.14 People James Lee Byars, American (Detroit, MI 1932 - 1997 Cairo, Egypt) Title Single Sheet of White Paper with Completed Starred Writing in Black Ink Classification Archival Material Work Type archival material Date 1979-1980 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/76751 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink on white paper printed with CERN logo Dimensions 29.6 x 20.9 cm (11 5/8 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 2003.80.14 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 Good example of Byars' style of star lettering. CERN [mechanically printed at top left of sheet, an underline runs nearly across the top]. Letter text: Mark this s [sic] atomic energy / p.s. thank you / speed note paper moons / for your sage advice / pions mayB. Quarks and my / very favorite [crossed out with single line with stars on it] superworks [this word uncertain]? / ? particles I love don't you? / Lets try for October / Come on Fogg? Mark / 1st 1980 to 1981 JLB / do answer yes then money? / Exhibition History James Lee Byars Letters (title TBD), Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, 01/17/2004 - 06/30/2004 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
