Title
Just thinking of Mike Belt
Subject
Concrete poetry
Visual poetry
Mail art
Correspondence art
Assemblage (sculpture technique)
Textile art
Fiberwork
Poetry--Female authors
American poetry--20th century
Description
Manila mailing envelope containing a tri-folded sheet of Japanese paper with small gold sticker. Paper folded around blue Japanese tissue paper French-door folded with multiple strands of blue floss on left side. Paper opens to collage of leaves, dark blue chiffon, thin yellow tissue, green thread, metallic purple thread, gold stickers, and text from Mike’s work “just thinking of Mike Belt.”
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
1976-11-01
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_16
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, tissue, string, chiffon, plant material, gold stickers
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
7.25 x 12 inches
Collection
Tags
Citation
Etlinger, Amelia, 1933-1987, “Just thinking of Mike Belt,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 31, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/52284.