Title
Mail art no. 65
Subject
Mail art
Description
Mail art piece is a postcard made of cardboard with a white front, decorated with homemade paper, colored pencil, rubber ink stamps, and U.S. postage stamps. A decorated envelope mailed from creator “V. Racer, 129–163rd Street North, East Moline, IL 61244” to “Luce Fierens, Boterstraat 63, Hombeek, Belgium.” The envelope features colorful hand-drawn and stamped artwork, including a stylized face with red lips and yellow hair on textured paper. Additional text includes “Delicious for the Holidays” and “RUBBER STAMPING PASSION HEARTS ETC.” in red lettering. A U.S. airmail stamp of William T. Piper, labeled “Aviation Pioneer USA Airmail 40,” is placed in the upper right corner and postmarked “30 JAN 1992.” Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Creator
Racer, V.
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. Poetry Collection
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1992
Contributor
Basinski, Michael
Fierens, Luce
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 Luce Fierens Box #1
MA0065
LIB-PC001
Date Created
2006-02-13
Date Modified
2006-05-25
Is Part Of
Mail art. LIB-PC001
Extent
14 x 9 cm.
Medium
Cardboard
Collection
Citation
Racer, V., “Mail art no. 65,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed March 15, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/575.