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Held, John, Jr., 1947- (mail artist)

 Person

Staff Only

Nationality

American

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Bambu, No. 13, Anniversary Edition: Administration, 1992

 Item — Box 307: [Barcode: 31858073143616]
Dates: 1992
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PERIODICALS (old) / NON-COMMERCIAL AND ARTIST PERIODICALS

Belgium Fluxus, 1999

 Item — Box 307: [Barcode: 31858073143616]
Identifier: CC-39895-41862
Scope and Contents

The concept and design were done by Picasso Gaglione and the text by John Held Jr. The latter wrote, "The three rubberstamps in this boxed set are an ongoing tribute to the influence of Fluxus and its spirit of collaboration among international cultural workers." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / to be sorted (unpublished)

Goya Funk , 1991

 Item — Folder 77: [Barcode: 31858072538360]
Identifier: CC-09286-9468
Dates: 1991
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES

Kettle of Fisk Volume 3 No. 2

 Item
Dates: -
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PERIODICALS (old) / NON-COMMERCIAL AND ARTIST PERIODICALS / Kettle of Fisk

L'Arte del Timbro/Rubber Stamp Art, 1999

 Item
Identifier: CC-33889-35561
Scope and Contents

This profusely illustrated book provides an excellent history of ruberstamped artworks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / BOOKS

Mail 4 F.U.N., 2002

 Item — Box 326: [Barcode: 31858073143574]
Identifier: CC-47025-49763
Scope and Contents

Described as "A mail art kit of the Funtastic United Nations" with texts coordinated by Vittore Baroni. This project was "conceived to create a bridge between the most different creative geographical entities and to stimulate cooperation amongst all kinds of imaginary contries and worlds." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / to be sorted (unpublished) / Vittore Baroni

[Noses at Work], 2004

 Item — Folder 21: [Barcode: 31858072459807]
Identifier: CC-43940-46051
Dates: 2004
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PAINTINGS, PRINTS AND BROADSIDES / TO BE PROCESSED / Mike Dickau

The Fake Picabia Bros. World Performance Tour, 1994

 Item — Box 268: [Barcode: 31858072460599]
Dates: 1994
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / to be sorted (unpublished)

This Is Not Art, 1990

 Item — Box 615: [Barcode: 31858073143871]
Identifier: CC-07765-7917
Scope and Contents

The collage on the recto was made by John Held, Jr. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / ARTIST POETRY MATERIALS/BOOK OBJECTS / to be sorted (unpublished) / Rora and Dobrica Kamperelić

Visual Writing, 2004

 Item — Box 307: [Barcode: 31858073143616]
Identifier: CC-43594-45672
Scope and Contents

Each participant in this mail art project was given a photograph of the same young woman with the lower half of her face concealed by a mask. They were free to modify it but could not remove the mask. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004
Found in: The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry / Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry (processed) / PERIODICALS (old) / EXHIBIT CATALOGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS