Mail art no. 78
Title
Mail art no. 78
Subject
mail art
Description
Multi-piece mail art object created by Geert de Decker and submitted for the Youth and Mail Art Project. The front of the mailing envelope is white decorated with hand written script in blue ink, a stamped postmark and a Belgian postage stamp. It is addressed to 'Luc' Fierens in Hombeek, Belgium and features a printed purple illustration of a man with a striped tie and Red Cross symbol. The Belgian postage stamp is postmarked Aalst on July 7, 1992. This envelope contains several sheets of paper with mail art sheets within. The first component is a composite of three colorful postcards bearing handwritten and printed text about “Youth & Mail-Art,” with drawings and collage elements, each signed and dated 1992 by Geert De Decker. The second component is a typed flyer with Dutch text announcing a 1992 mail art exhibition titled “Abnormal mail becomes art,” including event details for O.J.C. Clichee in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, accompanied by two black-and-white images: one of a grid of envelopes and another of a man’s portrait beside a circular logo. The final component in the mail art piece is a handwritten letter in red ink addressed to “Lucy,” signed and dated 1992 by Geert De Decker, with a stamped return address at the bottom reading “DE DECKER GEERT, KERKSTRAAT 290, 9140 TIELRODE, BELGIUM.” Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Creator
Decker, Geert de
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 #
MA0078
Date Created
2006-02-17
Date Modified
2006-05-26
Is Part Of
Mail art. LIB-PC-001
Extent
12 x 16 cm.
Medium
envelopes
postcards
collages (visual works)
Collection
Citation
Decker, Geert de, “Mail art no. 78,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 6, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/587.