Karl in a blue 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 wrapped in wax paper. Box wrapped in blue metallic string tied around blue paper glued to lid of box partially folded tied to small plastic pearl, “Karl in a blue love” written in ink on paper. Box contains blue tissue wrapped around Japanese tissue tied shut with blue string and small pearl wrapped around loosely woven raffia machine embroidered with yellow and orange string, blue metallic string tied around blue Japanese paper bearing “Karl in a blue love” signed by Amelia.

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

undated

State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection.

image/jpeg

eng

Physical Object

Still Image

PCMS-0060_26_74

Clifton Park, New York

1970 - 1986

2015-10-05

Collection open for research.

Amelia Etlinger Collection (LIB-PC010)

5 images

department store box, waxed paper, yarn, tissue, paper, woven raffia, embroidery

Sent to Curator of the Poetry Collection of the University Libraries, Karl Gay.

Estate of Amelia Etlinger

fiber art

assemblage

8.5 x 11.5 x 2 inches