Dear Mike / in a small bowl in a little water place one by one materials and thread
Title
Dear Mike / in a small bowl in a little water place one by one materials and thread
Subject
Concrete poetry
Visual poetry
Mail art
Correspondence art
Assemblage (sculpture technique)
Textile art
Fiberwork
Poetry -- Female authors
American poetry -- 20th century
Description
White department store box, gold lid, damaged, containing purple cellophane laid on top of a white card with note "Dear Mike/ in a small bowl in a little water place one by one materials and thread / Amelia" laid on top of chiffon, pipe cleaner, thread, beads, feathers, leaves, seed pods, flowers, and 2 small pieces of paper bearing “e,” “o.”
Creator
Etlinger, Amelia, 1933-1987
Source
Amelia Etlinger Collection (PCMS-0060)
Poetry Collection Manuscripts (State University of New York at Buffalo)
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection
Date
undated
Contributor
State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection.
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Physical Object
Still Image
Identifier
PCMS-0060_2_3
Coverage
Clifton Park, New York
1970 - 1986
Date Created
2015-10-05
Access Rights
Collection open for research.
Is Part Of
Amelia Etlinger Collection (LIB-PC010)
Extent
3 images
Medium
department store box, cellophane, paper, chiffon, pipe cleaner, thread, beads, feathers, plant material
Provenance
Sent to Mike Belt, donated to the Poetry Collection by Ellen Marie Helinka.
Rights Holder
Estate of Amelia Etlinger
Original Format
fiber art
assemblage
Physical Dimensions
6.75 x 4 x 1 inches
Collection
Tags
Citation
Etlinger, Amelia, 1933-1987, “Dear Mike / in a small bowl in a little water place one by one materials and thread,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 14, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/52265.