Title
Mail art no. 16
Subject
Mail art
Description
Three-dimensional rectangular cardboard clothing box mail art piece, created by Amelia Etlinger, decorated with cloth ribbon and flowers and covered with translucent yellowed waxed paper and secured with multiple vertical and horizontal strips of clear tape. A pale pink band runs horizontally across the center beneath the wrapping. Faintly visible inside are dried plant fragments and small orange bead-like elements. A small white label with red handwriting appears near the top left corner with white ribbon running vertically in the middle and a pink ribbon running horizontally. 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
MA0016
Mail Art Amelia Etlinger Box #
Date Created
2006-02-27
Date Modified
2006-05-25
Is Part Of
Mail art. LIB-PC-001
Extent
23 x 31 x 4 cm.
Medium
Cardboard
Waxed paper
Cloth
Wood (Plant material)
Tape
Collection
Citation
Etlinger, Amelia, “Mail art no. 16,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed March 28, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/521.


