Title
Love a flower birthday poem
Subject
Concrete poetry
Visual poetry
Mail art
Correspondence art
Assemblage (sculpture technique)
Textile art
Fiberwork
Poetry -- Female authors
American poetry -- 20th century
Description
Pink floral chiffon strands wrapped woven and tied around folded sheet of off-white Japanese tissue paper. Outside of packet has dark pink and light pink sheets of chiffon on front flaps tied with unraveled strands, metallic gold, and pink threads. Inside contains chiffon strands suspending layers of floral chiffon strips nesting a paper collage of a flower painting and birthday wishes, signed.
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
1979
Contributor
State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection.
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Physical Object
Still Image
Identifier
PCMS-0060_6_15
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
2 images
Medium
paper, chiffon, thread
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
10.75 x 23.5 inches
Collection
Tags
Citation
Etlinger, Amelia, 1933-1987, “Love a flower birthday poem,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/52283.