Title
Rose flower
Subject
Concrete poetry
Visual poetry
Mail art
Correspondence art
Assemblage (sculpture technique)
Textile art
Fiberwork
Poetry -- Female authors
American poetry -- 20th century
Description
Manila mailer envelope containing tissue wrapped around red jacquard french-door folded fabric with gold chain glued around middle and yellow thread stitched in X patterns along fore-edges. Inside contains white chiffon and 3 layers of other white fabric folded around green and pink chiffon, rose petal and seed pod tied delicately with yellow red, white, and pink threads. “Rose,” “flower,” “petal,” “Amelia” written on pink chiffon.
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
1979
Contributor
State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection.
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
en-US
Type
Physical Object
Still Image
Identifier
PCMS-0060_21_58
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
3 images
Medium
jacquard fabric, thread, paper, metal chain, chiffon, rose petals, seed pods
Provenance
Sent to, and donated to the Poetry Collection by Ellen Marie Helinka.
Rights Holder
Estate of Amelia Etlinger
Original Format
fiber art
assemblage
Physical Dimensions
6 x 9 inches
Collection
Tags
Citation
Etlinger, Amelia, 1933-1987, “Rose flower,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 14, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/52302.