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Silent Love

Concrete poetry

Visual poetry

Mail art

Correspondence art

Assemblage (sculpture technique)

Textile art

Fiberwork

Poetry -- Female authors

American poetry -- 20th century

White department store box with printed green paisley cardboard taped to box lid and bottom, top piece bearing “open this side up” written in felt tip marker. Box contains layers of tissue with Lenny’s memorial poem under first layer of tissue and “Silent Love” beneath the second layer. Silent Love book is green with pink construction paper and dark blue chiffon and red string tied around center. Center page has rose leaves and petals inside, signed. Lenny’s poem envelope is wrapped in neutral chiffon containing white card. Poem typed in long column on left hand side of page of 8.5x11 typewriter paper folded top to recto, bottom to verso around card and wrapped in black chiffon band. Leaf wrapped in square of chiffon inside card. Paisley cardboard loose on bottom of box.

Etlinger, Amelia, 1933-1987

Amelia Etlinger Collection (PCMS-0060)

Poetry Collection Manuscripts (State University of New York at Buffalo)

State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection

1978

State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection.

Copyright the Estate of Amelia Etlinger and used with permission. For more information contact the Poetry Collection at lpo-poetry@buffalo.edu.

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Physical Object

Still Image

PCMS-0060_23_70

Clifton Park, New York

1970 - 1986

2015-10-05

Collection open for research.

Amelia Etlinger Collection (LIB-PC010)

3 images

bound blank book, department store box, chiffon, plant material, construction paper

Sent to, and donated to the Poetry Collection by, Ellen Marie Helinka.

Estate of Amelia Etlinger

fiber art

assemblage

10.25 x 8.5 x 2.5 inches