[untitled: 13th Moon silver box]

Concrete poetry

Visual poetry

Mail art

Correspondence art

Assemblage (sculpture technique)

Textile art

Fiberwork

Poetry -- Female authors

American poetry -- 20th century

Nest of twigs, leaves, velvet rope, metallic gauze, strips of paper, and blue, pink, and green chiffon loosely resting on top of silver department store box. Box contains strips of shredded tissue paper on top of blue chiffon wrapped around yellow paper with rainbow floss tied to yellow string sewn tightly through whole piece. Piece opens like book and contains pages of gold metallic cable knit fabric and blue chiffon wrapped around ripped up cover of 13th Moon and a pink fabric flower. “For Ellen and June love Amelia" written on back cover.

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

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State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection.

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Physical Object

Still Image

PCMS-0060_16_47

Clifton Park, New York

1970 - 1986

2015-10-05

Collection open for research.

Amelia Etlinger Collection (LIB-PC010)

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department store box, plant material, velvet rope, gauze, paper, chiffon, string, fabric flower

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

Estate of Amelia Etlinger

fiber art

assemblage

8 x 12 x 1 inches