Title
Mail art no. 70
Subject
Mail art
Description
Two-sided envelope piece submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project. Front is white with black printing decorated with stickers. The verso is white with black printing decorated with found items and U.S. postage stamps. Inside envelope is a single sheet; front and back are black-and-white photocopy.
The images depict a series of mail art pieces created using collage, photocopy, and stamped elements.
The first envelope features black-and-white printed graphics with a heart illustration labeled “SNAP ‘N PEEL” and the phrase “HAVE A HEART.” It is addressed in red ink to “Luce Fierens, Youth + Mail + Art, c/o Boterstraat 43, B-2811 Hombeek, Belgium,” with “SCOUTING” printed above the name. The sender’s information reads “Gerard Barbot, 2939 Avenue Y, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11235.” The envelope also includes an upside-down postage stamp and an airmail label.
The second envelope shows a black-and-white collage with a chain-link fence pattern and repeated “AIR MAIL” text. A small color photograph of a child appears near the right side. The word “NETWALK” appears upside down in the design.
The third image displays a black-and-white collage of three children interacting near a wooden scooter. One child wears a box on their head, while another stands nearby. The background is filled with a pattern of small hearts. The phrases “HAVE A HEART” and “SNAP ‘N PEEL” appear in the upper left corner alongside an anatomical heart illustration.
The fourth image presents a simple printed page with the text “REGARD BOBART” and a pair of illustrated eyes. Beneath this, the text reads “Gerard Barbot, 2939 Avenue Y, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11235.”
The first envelope features black-and-white printed graphics with a heart illustration labeled “SNAP ‘N PEEL” and the phrase “HAVE A HEART.” It is addressed in red ink to “Luce Fierens, Youth + Mail + Art, c/o Boterstraat 43, B-2811 Hombeek, Belgium,” with “SCOUTING” printed above the name. The sender’s information reads “Gerard Barbot, 2939 Avenue Y, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11235.” The envelope also includes an upside-down postage stamp and an airmail label.
The second envelope shows a black-and-white collage with a chain-link fence pattern and repeated “AIR MAIL” text. A small color photograph of a child appears near the right side. The word “NETWALK” appears upside down in the design.
The third image displays a black-and-white collage of three children interacting near a wooden scooter. One child wears a box on their head, while another stands nearby. The background is filled with a pattern of small hearts. The phrases “HAVE A HEART” and “SNAP ‘N PEEL” appear in the upper left corner alongside an anatomical heart illustration.
The fourth image presents a simple printed page with the text “REGARD BOBART” and a pair of illustrated eyes. Beneath this, the text reads “Gerard Barbot, 2939 Avenue Y, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11235.”
Creator
Fierens, Luce
Publisher
Poetry Collection, Special Collections, University Libraries
State University of New York at Buffalo
Poetry Collection, Special Collections, University Libraries
Date
1992
Contributor
Basinski, Michael
Recipient: Barbot, Gerard
Fierens, Luce
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.
Type
Envelopes
Image
Still image
Text
Identifier
Mail Art Luce Fierens Box #1
MA0070
LIB-PC001
Date Created
2/13/2006
Date Modified
5/30/2006
Extent
11 x 15 cm.
Medium
Envelopes
Collection
Citation
Fierens, Luce, “Mail art no. 70,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 21, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/580.