Title
Mail art no. 90
Subject
Mail art
Description
Two-sided paper. Paper decorated with tape, paper, rubber stamp ink and found object. U.S. postage stamp affixed.
The item is a handmade postcard featuring collage, typed text, handwriting, and printed elements. The front shows a cartoon fox dressed in yellow clothing and a blue hat, holding a lantern. The illustration is placed over a blue-toned printed background showing partially obscured portraits and the visible headline “AMERICAN HOSTAGE IN LEBANON.” Much of the surrounding text and images are covered with black smudges or paint.
The back contains text fragments arranged collage-style, including a typed paragraph beginning “FOXY BOXING: 8 super sexy centerfold out of some sexy fantasy outfits to sexy in the ring.” Additional cutout text pieces, handwritten notes, and two ink drawings—one resembling an eye and another an abstract animal—are present. The recipient is labeled as “John M Bennett, Luna Bisonte Prods, 137 Leland Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43214,” and the handwritten sender address reads “WALL-TER, 9004 B. Quail Valley Dr, Austin, TX 78758-6624.” A U.S. 29¢ “William Saroyan” stamp is affixed, postmarked June 18.
The back contains text fragments arranged collage-style, including a typed paragraph beginning “FOXY BOXING: 8 super sexy centerfold out of some sexy fantasy outfits to sexy in the ring.” Additional cutout text pieces, handwritten notes, and two ink drawings—one resembling an eye and another an abstract animal—are present. The recipient is labeled as “John M Bennett, Luna Bisonte Prods, 137 Leland Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43214,” and the handwritten sender address reads “WALL-TER, 9004 B. Quail Valley Dr, Austin, TX 78758-6624.” A U.S. 29¢ “William Saroyan” stamp is affixed, postmarked June 18.
Creator
Wall-Ter
Publisher
Poetry Collection, Special Collections, University Libraries
State University of New York at Buffalo
Poetry Collection, Special Collections, University Libraries
Date
1991
Contributor
Basinski, Michael
Recipient: Bennett, John M.
Bennett, John M.
Rights
Type
Postcards
Image
Still image
Text
Identifier
Mail Art John M. Bennett Box #1
MA0090
LIB-PC001
Date Created
2/24/2006
Date Modified
5/25/2006
Extent
13 x 17 cm.
Medium
Paper (Fiber product)
Tape
Collection
Citation
Wall-Ter, “Mail art no. 90,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 13, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/601.