Harvard Art Museums > 2003.80.8: CERN Letterhead White Paper with Black Pen Text 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"CERN Letterhead White Paper with Black Pen Text (James Lee Byars) , 2003.80.8,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 02, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/76850. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.80.8 People James Lee Byars, American (Detroit, MI 1932 - 1997 Cairo, Egypt) Title CERN Letterhead White Paper with Black Pen Text Classification Archival Material Work Type archival material Date 1979-1980 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/76850 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink on CERN letterhead paper 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 2003.80.8 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 Interwoven text with stars on only two letters. Letterhead: CERN / ORGANISATION EUROP...ENNE POUR LA RECHERCHE NUCL...AIRE / EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH / SI"GE: GEN"VE, SUISSE / CERN / CH 1211 GEN"VE 23 / SUISSE/SWITZERLAND TÈlÈphone: GEN"VE (022) / Central/Exchange: 83 61 11 / Direct: 83 / Votre rÈfÈrence / Your reference / Notre rÈfÈrence / Our reference / TÈlex: 23698 CH ñ TÈlÈgramme: CERNLAB-GEN"VE / Letter text: Hello Mark wonder f [sic] / How're the affairs of summer for you will you / to any Q And you just pick / prep here for T.C.O.T.A. / Be in Euro. Bef. Sept. 21? Hello to the Mu. / ano and ano. That's if you think / A.H.? Godels Proofs that / Q's stuff exist. come to Venice and see the Biennale? / I' getting very ready / There can't be an ans to / what's with Jeppson Do write JLB. / for Oct and you Call 031 22 84 06 / and Q. But lots of Ans. / 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
