Harvard Art Museums > 2003.80.6: Three Sheets of White Tissue Paper Cut into L-Shape 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"Three Sheets of White Tissue Paper Cut into L-Shape (James Lee Byars) , 2003.80.6,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/76861. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.80.6 People James Lee Byars, American (Detroit, MI 1932 - 1997 Cairo, Egypt) Title Three Sheets of White Tissue Paper Cut into L-Shape Classification Archival Material Work Type archival material Date 1979-1980 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/76861 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold colored pencil on tissue paper Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Gold writing orientates the "L" upside down. Letter text: Mark if it were possible to imagine / an aesthetic of textual pleasure, It would / have to include: writing aloud. Lets? 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 2003.80.6 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. Exhibition History James Lee Byars Letters (title TBD), Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, 01/17/2004 - 06/30/2004 Related Works 2003.80.6.2 James Lee Byars One of Three Sheets of White Tissue Paper Cut into L-Shape Archival Material 2003.80.6.3 James Lee Byars One of Three Sheets of White Tissue Paper Cut into L-Shape Archival Material 2003.80.6.1 James Lee Byars One of Three Sheets of White Tissue Paper Cut into L-Shape Archival Material 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
