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Mail art

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on art created collaboratively by using the postal service to transport a work in progress from one artist to another, and usually incorporating postal paraphernalia such as stamps, cancellations, etc. into the work.
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Ira Cohen papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 625
Abstract: The collection consists of correspondence, writings, notebooks, photographs, artwork, objects, audiovisual materials, and electronic media the document the life and work of Ira Cohen. The papers include materials relating to other writers, artists, and groups including Ronnie Burk, Louise Landes-Levi, the Living Theatre, Gerard Malanga, Petra Vogt, Tom Weigel, various Beat generation writers, and others. Artwork includes mail art, paintings, drawings, screen prints, and posters. Objects...
Dates: 1924-2007
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ira Cohen papers

Ray DiPalma papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 776
Abstract:

Collections consists of correspondence, writings, printed material, artwork, photographs, audiovisual material, computer media, and personal papers by and relating to American poet and visual artist Ray DiPalma.

Dates: circa 1943-2018
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ray DiPalma papers

K.S. Ernst papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1209
Abstract:

The collection chiefly includes correspondence with writers and other collaborators. The collection also contains project files which include manuscript drafts, book mock ups, and printed materials. The records provide insight into the collaborative process between publisher and writer including correspondence, manuscript drafts, and book proofs.

Dates: 1980-2007
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > K.S. Ernst papers

Richard Merkin collection

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 762
Scope and Contents:

The Richard Merkin collection, which spans 1823 to 2009, contains extensive correspondence and artwork. The collection also contains photographs, clippings, ephemera, audiovisual materials, objects, scrapbooks, and personal papers related to Merkin's life and work.

Dates: 1823-2009
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Richard Merkin collection