Title
Mail art no. 31
Subject
mail art
Description
Mail art piece, created by Amelia Etlinger, consisting of pale paper opened flat, showing other layered translucent papers on top and a soft blue fabric bow with delicate folds, accented by small dried botanical fragments, arranged symmetrically against a black background. This is contained within an off-white envelope decorated with pale blue paper triangles affixed, a typewritten address, and a canceled U.S. postage stamp. The back of the envelope shows the typewritten return address and yellow residue markings from tape. Mail art recipient: Karl C. Gay.
Creator
Etlinger, Amelia
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1977
Contributor
Basinski, Michael
Gay, Karl C.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Contact the Poetry Collection for more information.
Format
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Image
Text
Identifier
Mail Art Amelia Etlinger Box #
MA0031
Date Created
2006-02-24
Date Modified
2006-05-30
Is Part Of
Mail art. LIB-PC-001
Extent
11 x 24 cm.
Medium
Paper art
Envelopes (Stationery)
Collection
Citation
Etlinger, Amelia, “Mail art no. 31,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 8, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/538.