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Mail art no. 79


A collage featuring cutouts of four babies in colored outfits arranged around a central “horizon” line. Each figure is labeled with compass directions and the word “FLYING” written in blue ink. The bottom includes a printed address for Robin Crozier in Sunderland, England, and a signature.
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The front of an airmail envelope addressed to Luce Fierens in Belgium, decorated with postal stamps, stickers reading “GLASS WITH CARE” and “By Air Mail,” and a red cartoon figure. Compass directions are hand-drawn around the “GLASS WITH CARE” label.
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The back of an envelope, showing the sender’s address—Robin Crozier, Sunderland, England—and a green stamp design that reads “POET WORLD” with an illustration of a winged figure.
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Title

Mail art no. 79

Subject

Mail art

Description

Two-sided piece submitted for the Youth and Mail Art Project. White envelope decorated with stickers, writing, rubber stamp ink, and British postage stamps. Back has rubber ink stamps affixed.
These images document a piece of international mail art sent by Robin Crozier from Sunderland, England, to Luce Fierens in Belgium. The interior features a whimsical collage of baby images annotated with blue ink directions, the word “FLYING,” and a labeled horizon line, evoking playful motion and navigation. The exterior envelope is marked with vivid postal symbols and labels emphasizing fragility and movement, including “GLASS WITH CARE” and airmail stickers. The back bears Crozier’s return address and a “POET WORLD” stamp, situating the work within the global mail art network of the late 20th century, where postal exchange itself served as creative expression.

Creator

Crozier, Robin

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: Fierens, Luce
Fierens, Luce

Rights

Type

Envelopes
Image
Still image
Text

Identifier

Mail Art Luce Fierens Box #1
MA0079
LIB-PC001

Date Created

2/17/2006

Date Modified

5/25/2006

Extent

16 x 23 cm.

Medium

Envelopes

Collection

Mail Art

Citation

Crozier, Robin, “Mail art no. 79,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 25, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/588.