Title
Mail art no. 30
Subject
mail art
Description
Book-like mail art object, created by Amelia Etlinger, with a layered exterior and an open interior spread. The first image shows the closed piece made from handmade paper with metallic mesh fabric draped across the surface, translucent floral material beneath, and colored threads extending from the edges, with handwritten text along the right margin. The second image shows the piece opened flat: the left page has pale pastel color washes and a faint heart shape, while the right page contains attached fibers, small seeds or fragments, pieces of fabric, and red thread, all mounted on light-colored paper against a black background. All of this is enclosed in a large white envelope with a handwritten address on the front and a cancelled U.S. postage stamp affixed. Mail art recipient: Robert J. Bertholf.
Creator
Etlinger, Amelia
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1979
Contributor
Basinski, Michael
Bertholf, Robert J.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Contact the Poetry Collection for more information.
Format
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Image
Text
Identifier
Mail Art Amelia Etlinger Box #
MA0030
Date Created
2006-02-24
Date Modified
2006-05-30
Is Part Of
Mail art. LIB-PC-001
Extent
13 x 21 cm.
Medium
Paper art
Fabric fibers
Artists' books
Collection
Citation
Etlinger, Amelia, “Mail art no. 30,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 8, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/537.