As if a sweetness we did smell of apricots and joy

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Concrete poetry

Visual poetry

Mail art

Correspondence art

Assemblage (sculpture technique)

Textile art

Fiberwork

Poetry--Female authors

American poetry--20th century

Orange paper french-door folded and tied shut with light orange torn crepe fabric, tied in a bow. Orange paper folded around pinkish gray paper, 2 layers of white Japanese tissue paper, all folded around orange chiffon fabric wrapped around tri-folded paper with poem text written in a radial pattern in different colored ball point ink. Small gold sheet of paper with poem text typed in center is tied with gold thread under the chiffon strip running across the center of the page. Whole piece is nested in orange and yellow jacquard fabric folded to resemble a book cover, with 2 orange buttons tied to 2 small pieces of paper reading ”Karl” and “Amelia.” Frayed strands from jacquard, chiffon, and crepe bundled between cover spine and poem paper holding down another poem consisting of white handmade paper painted orange, folded around metallic gold and orange yarn. Paper opens to reveal yarn pulled tight across middle. “(K)(E)(E)(P) (P)(O)(E)(T)(R)(Y) (F)(R)(E)(E)” typed along center of smaller sheet of paper.

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_29_82

Clifton Park, New York

1970 - 1986

2015-10-05

Collection open for research.

Amelia Etlinger Collection (LIB-PC010)

1 image

paint on paper, seeds, yarn

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

Estate of Amelia Etlinger

fiber art

assemblage

6 x 9 inches