2003.80.2.2: Single Sheet Delicate Yellow Paper (Imprint "made in Hong Kong" in English and Chinese)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2003.80.2.2

People

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

Title

Single Sheet Delicate Yellow Paper (Imprint "made in Hong Kong" in English and Chinese)

Classification

Archival Material

Work Type

archival material

Date

1979-1980

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/76860

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite on creased yellow paper

Dimensions

56.2 x 55.4 cm (22 1/8 x 21 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: Dear Mr. Haxthausen Do We / Have some yes on the Exhibition / of Perfect for early 80 or do you / think it might Be ideal for December / or Nov 15 to Jan 1? I'm sure / we can adjust the situation and / at "H" perhaps we could find besides / you another siloquist [sic] on Perfect. I / do hope we can try. B. 213-939-0645

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

2003.80.2.2

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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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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