Harvard Art Museums > 2003.80.32: Cream Envelope with Hand Painted Red Rectangle on Front, with Contents 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"Cream Envelope with Hand Painted Red Rectangle on Front, with Contents (James Lee Byars) , 2003.80.32,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/76908. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.80.32 People James Lee Byars, American (Detroit, MI 1932 - 1997 Cairo, Egypt) Title Cream Envelope with Hand Painted Red Rectangle on Front, with Contents Classification Archival Material Work Type archival material Date 1979-1980 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/76908 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold colored pencil and orange ink on cream envelope with postage stamps and red-painted crescent-shaped paper Dimensions 22.7 x 11.5 cm (8 15/16 x 4 1/2 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 2003.80.32 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. Related Works 2003.80.32.2 James Lee Byars One of Three Red-Painted Crescent-Shaped Papers, Folded with Gold Pencil Text and Starred Letters Archival Material 2003.80.32.3 James Lee Byars One of Three Red-Painted Crescent-Shaped Papers, Folded with Gold Pencil Text and Starred Letters Archival Material 2003.80.32.1 James Lee Byars Cream Envelope with Hand Painted Red Rectangle on Front Archival Material 2003.80.32.4 James Lee Byars One of Three Red-Painted Crescent-Shaped Papers, Folded with Gold Pencil Text and Starred Letters 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
