Harvard Art Museums > 2003.80.7: Red-Painted Sheet of Paper with Gold 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"Red-Painted Sheet of Paper with Gold Text (James Lee Byars) , 2003.80.7,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/76858. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.80.7 People James Lee Byars, American (Detroit, MI 1932 - 1997 Cairo, Egypt) Title Red-Painted Sheet of Paper with Gold Text Classification Archival Material Work Type archival material Date 1979-1980 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/76858 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold colored pencil on red-painted paper Dimensions 42.5 x 39.1 cm (16 3/4 x 15 3/8 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 2003.80.7 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 Has been folded 4 times, creating a pattern of 16 squares. Letter text: Dear Mr. Haxthausen I / Exhibition of Perfect so we / Thank you for April too. / Will have amore personal / As to publicity I hope to / meeting than By phone. I will / arrive at Harvard in Mar. / call you soon about when. try B. / With much time Before the / 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
