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

 Person

Nationality

American

Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:

Rubber Fluxus Stamps / Friedman, Ken ; Estara Milman, curator ; Held Jjr ; Johnson R ; Roth D ; Kocman JH ; Ulrichs T., 1995

 Item
Identifier: CC-12919-13211
Scope and Contents

Estra Milman assisted in producing the catalogue and exhibition. This book reproduces a section of Friedman's diary of rubber stampings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

TAM Rubberstamp Archive / Janssen, Ruud ; Bleus G ; Juri G ; Held Jjr ; Baroni V ; A1 Waste Paper ; Greenfield M ; Strangulensis F., 2008

 Item
Identifier: CC-48489-69518
Scope and Contents

Janssen provides an excellent history of rubberstamping as well as his own archive (1983-) in this catalogue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

The Blue Stamp of Yves Klein / Klein, Yves ; Held Jjr ; Gaglione B ; Restany P ; Leiber S ; Galantai G ; Eriksson E., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-29057-30397
Scope and Contents

The catalogue edited by John Held Jr. describes the historic aspects of Klein's blue stamp that was used to address a letter in 1957 and was cancelled by the French postal service. The stamps were made from postal service sheets of perforated stamps by either dipping them into blue paint or hand painting them according to different authorities. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

The Cancellation of the Blue Stamp / Yves Klein; J Held jr; B Gaglione., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-29058-30398
Scope and Contents

The rubber stamp made by John Held Jr. and Bill Gaglione is a reproduction of the dated cancellation (6-5-1957) that cancelled Klein's "blue stamp." The stamp is mounted in p\apercard in the box with the color of "Klein Blue." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

The Cancellation of the Blue Stamp / Yves Klein; J Held jr; B Gaglione., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-29058-30398
Scope and Contents

The rubber stamp made by John Held Jr. and Bill Gaglione is a reproduction of the dated cancellation (6-5-1957) that cancelled Klein's "blue stamp." The stamp is mounted in p\apercard in the box with the color of "Klein Blue." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

The Fake Picabia Bros.: World Performance Tour / Gaglione, Bill; Held, John Jr.., 1994

 Item
Identifier: CC-10495-10699
Scope and Contents

Bill Gaglione is also known as Bill Picasso Gaglione. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

The Saga of Frankie & Johnny / Held, John Jr.., 1972

 Item
Identifier: CC-09464-9652
Scope and Contents

John Held Jr., the illustrator of this book, was born in 1889. According to Nicholas Fox Weber, author of Patron Saints, Knopf, 1992, Held was a famous illustrator of the 20's (e.g. F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tales of the Jazz Age," 1922 who lost his monies in the Stock Market Crash and fell upon hard times in the 30's. He did the costume and set designs for the first ballet by the American Ballet Company of New York with wholly American subject matter, "Alma Mater," performed in 1934. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1972