Title
As if a sweetness we did smell of apricots and joy
Keep poetry free
Subject
Concrete poetry
Visual poetry
Mail art
Correspondence art
Assemblage (sculpture technique)
Textile art
Fiberwork
Poetry -- Female authors
American poetry -- 20th century
Description
Orange paper french-door folded and tied shut with light orange torn crepe fabric, tied in a bow. Orange paper folded around pinkish gray paper, 2 layers of white Japanese tissue paper, all folded around orange chiffon fabric wrapped around tri-folded paper with poem text written in a radial pattern in different colored ball point ink. Small gold sheet of paper with poem text typed in center is tied with gold thread under the chiffon strip running across the center of the page. Whole piece is nested in orange and yellow jacquard fabric folded to resemble a book cover, with 2 orange buttons tied to 2 small pieces of paper reading ”Karl” and “Amelia.” Frayed strands from jacquard, chiffon, and crepe bundled between cover spine and poem paper holding down another poem consisting of white handmade paper painted orange, folded around metallic gold and orange yarn. Paper opens to reveal yarn pulled tight across middle. “(K)(E)(E)(P) (P)(O)(E)(T)(R)(Y) (F)(R)(E)(E)” typed along center of smaller sheet of paper.
Creator
Etlinger, Amelia, 1933-1987
Source
Amelia Etlinger Collection (PCMS-0060)
Poetry Collection Manuscripts (State University of New York at Buffalo)
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection
Date
undated
Contributor
State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection.
Rights
Copyright the Estate of Amelia Etlinger and used with permission. For more information contact the Poetry Collection at lpo-poetry@buffalo.edu.
Format
image/jpeg
Language
en-US
Type
Physical Object
Still Image
Identifier
PCMS-0060_29_82
Coverage
Clifton Park, New York
1970 - 1986
Date Created
2015-10-05
Access Rights
Collection open for research.
Is Part Of
Amelia Etlinger Collection (LIB-PC010)
Extent
1 image
Medium
paint on paper, seeds, yarn
Provenance
Sent to Curator of the Poetry Collection of the University Libraries, Karl Gay.
Rights Holder
Estate of Amelia Etlinger
Original Format
fiber art
assemblage
Physical Dimensions
6 x 9 inches
Collection
Tags
Citation
Etlinger, Amelia, 1933-1987, “As if a sweetness we did smell of apricots and joy,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 26, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/52307.