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2008.157.1©
James Lee Byars (American, 1940–1997) and 1 other
2008.157.1.a©
Walter de Maria (American, 1935-) and 1 other
2008.157.1.b©
La Monte Young (American, 1936-) and 2 others
2008.157.1.c©
Sol Mednick (American, 1916–1970) and 1 other
2008.157.1.d©
Nancy Reitkopf (American, 1938-) and 1 other
2008.157.1.e©
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2008.157.1.f©
Kaspar Koening (American, 1940-) and 1 other
2008.157.1.g©
Richard Hamilton (British, 1922–2011) and 1 other
2008.157.1.h©
Su Braden (British, 1940-) and 1 other
2008.157.1.i©
Christo (American, 1935–2020) and 1 other
2008.157.1.j©
Julien Levy (American, 1910–1981) and 1 other
2008.157.1.k©
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2008.157.1.l©
Irving Petlin (American, 1934-) and 1 other
2008.157.1.m©
Bernard Pfreim (American, 1916–1996) and 1 other
2008.157.2.a©
Ray Johnson (American, 1927–1995) and 1 other
2008.157.2.b©
Alain Jacquet (French, 1939–2008) and 1 other
2008.157.2.c©
Nicolas Calas (American, 1907–1989) and 1 other
2008.157.2.d©
Meret Oppenheim (Swiss, 1913–1985) and 1 other
2008.157.2.e©
Lee Lozano (American, 1930–1999) and 1 other
2008.157.2.f©
Bruce Conner (American, 1933–2008) and 1 other
2008.157.2.g©
Clovis Trouille (French, 1899–1975) and 1 other
2008.157.2.h©
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2008.157.2.i©
Marcia Herscovitz (American, 1945–1974) and 1 other
2008.157.2.j©
George Reavey (British, 1907–1976) and 1 other
2008.157.2.k©
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2008.157.2.l©
Marcel Duchamp (French, 1887–1968) and 1 other
2008.157.2.m©
William Bryant (American, 1946-) and 1 other
2008.157.3.a©
Dick Higgins (American, 1938–1998) and 1 other
2008.157.3.b©
Man Ray (American, 1890–1976) and 1 other
2008.157.3.c©
Ronnie Landfield (American, 1947-) and 1 other
2008.157.3.d©
Roland Penrose (British, 1900–1984) and 1 other
2008.157.3.e©
Hannah Weiner (American, 1928–1997) and 1 other
2008.157.3.f©
Joseph Kosuth (American, 1945-) and 1 other
2008.157.3.i©
H. C. Westermann (American, 1922–1981) and 1 other
2008.157.3.j©
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2008.157.3.k©
Terry Riley (American, 1935-) and 1 other
2008.157.3.l©
Aftograf (Russian) and 1 other
2008.157.3.m©
John Battan (American, 1943–1976) and 1 other
2008.157.3.n©
On Kawara (Japanese, 1933–2014) and 1 other
2008.157.4.a©
Paul Bergtold (American, 1942-) and 1 other
2008.157.4.b©
Princess Winifred (American, 1960's) and 1 other
2008.157.4.c©
Hollis Frampton (American, 1936-) and 1 other
2008.157.4.d©
Lil Picard (German, 1899–1994) and 1 other
2008.157.4.e©
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997) and 1 other
2008.157.4.f©
Mimmo Rotella (Italian, 1918–2006) and 1 other
2008.157.4.g©
Robert Watts (American, 1923–1988) and 1 other
2008.157.4.h©
John Cage (American, 1912–1992) and 1 other
2008.157.4.i©
Arman (American, 1928–2005) and 1 other
2008.157.4.j©
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2008.157.4.k©
La Monte Young (American, 1936-) and 2 others
2008.157.4.l©
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2008.157.4.m©
Robert Stanley (American, 1932–1997) and 1 other
2008.157.4.n©
Robert Rohm (American, 1934-) and 1 other
2008.157.5.a©
Mel Ramos (American, 1935–2018) and 1 other
2008.157.5.b©
Bruce Nauman (American, b. 1941) and 1 other
2008.157.5.c©
William Schwedler (American, 1942–1982) and 1 other
2008.157.5.d©
Wall Batterton (British, 1932-) and 1 other
2008.157.5.e©
Lawrence Weiner (American, 1940–2021) and 1 other
2008.157.5.f©
Angus MacLise (American, 1938–1979) and 1 other
2008.157.5.g©
Edward Fitzgerald (American, 1927-) and 1 other
2008.157.5.h©
Neil Jenney (American, 1945-) and 1 other
2008.157.5.i©
Diane Wakoski (American, 1937-) and 1 other
2008.157.5.j©
Yoko Ono (American, b. 1933) and 1 other
2008.157.5.k©
William Copley (American, 1919–1996) and 1 other
2008.157.5.l©
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2008.157.5.m©
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2008.157.5.n©
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2008.157.5.o©
Toby Mussman (American, b. 1940) and 1 other
2008.157.6.a©
Betty Dodson (American, 1929-) and 1 other
2008.157.6.b©
Adrian Nutbeem (British, 1946-) and 1 other
2008.157.6.c©
Claes Thure Oldenburg (American, 1929–2022) and 1 other
2008.157.6.e©
Mischa Petrov (American, 1936-) and 1 other
2008.157.6.f©
Ronoldo Ferri (1932-) and 1 other
2008.157.6.h©
Ed Bereal (American, b. 1937) and 1 other
2008.157.6.i©
Diter Rot (German, 1934-) and 1 other
2008.157.6.j©
Paul Steiner (American, 1921-) and 1 other
2008.157.6.k©
John Giorno (American, 1936-) and 1 other
2008.157.6.l©
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2008.157.6.m©
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2008.157.6.n©
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2008.157.6.o©
Richard Artschwager (American, 1923–2013) and 1 other
2008.157.6.p©
| Title, Date | Artist / Culture | Accession number | Medium | Dimensions | Credit line | Rights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157 | 6 portfolios containing 73 mixed media multiples in various sizes | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.1 | Cover design for SMS: A Collection of Multiples, vol. 1 | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
James Lee Byars (American, 1940–1997) and 1 other | 2008.157.1.a | Model of "Friendship Dress," meant to accommodate four people. Black tissue in envelope with photographic portraits. | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Walter de Maria (American, 1935-) and 1 other | 2008.157.1.b | Sketches, a photograph, and correspondence | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
La Monte Young (American, 1936-) and 2 others | 2008.157.1.c | Young's statements (on the relationship of tuning to time) hand-written in silver on folded construction paper with calligraphic border by Zazeela | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Sol Mednick (American, 1916–1970) and 1 other | 2008.157.1.d | Photogravure | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Nancy Reitkopf (American, 1938-) and 1 other | 2008.157.1.e | Printed luggage labels commemorating famous disasters | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.1.f | Cover design for SMS: A Collection of Multiples, vol. 1 | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Kaspar Koening (American, 1940-) and 1 other | 2008.157.1.g | Four photographs with vellum overlay. | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Richard Hamilton (British, 1922–2011) and 1 other | 2008.157.1.h | Photographic construction | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Su Braden (British, 1940-) and 1 other | 2008.157.1.i | Pen and ink drawings on vellum, die cut, and folded | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Christo (American, 1935–2020) and 1 other | 2008.157.1.j | Mylar and paper construction hinged so that the exterior and interior can be viewed separately or as one. | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Julien Levy (American, 1910–1981) and 1 other | 2008.157.1.k | Prescription for "conception control" and capsule | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.1.l | Cover design for SMS: A Collection of Multiples, vol. 1 | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Irving Petlin (American, 1934-) and 1 other | 2008.157.1.m | Cover design for SMS: A Collection of Multiples, vol. 1 | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.2 | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
Bernard Pfreim (American, 1916–1996) and 1 other | 2008.157.2.a | Printed photographs in accordion-folded six-page spread | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Ray Johnson (American, 1927–1995) and 1 other | 2008.157.2.b | Three duotones printed on a single sheet of chrome-coated photographic paper | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Alain Jacquet (French, 1939–2008) and 1 other | 2008.157.2.c | Three color separations, red, yellow, and blue, printed on three mylar sheets clipped together | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Nicolas Calas (American, 1907–1989) and 1 other | 2008.157.2.d | Silkscreened essay in red on silver mylar encased in a vinyl-coated silkscreened sleeve | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Meret Oppenheim (Swiss, 1913–1985) and 1 other | 2008.157.2.e | Debossed print with glassine envelope | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Lee Lozano (American, 1930–1999) and 1 other | 2008.157.2.f | Illustrated notebook with satin ribbon | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Bruce Conner (American, 1933–2008) and 1 other | 2008.157.2.g | Stack of 18 "bills" printed with abstract drawings on both sides bound with a paper band marked "Legal Tender" | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Clovis Trouille (French, 1899–1975) and 1 other | 2008.157.2.h | Photograph album with red flocked binding and gold embossing containing reproductions of 16 Trouille paintings | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.2.i | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
Marcia Herscovitz (American, 1945–1974) and 1 other | 2008.157.2.j | Photocollages printed on both sides of black stock | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
George Reavey (British, 1907–1976) and 1 other | 2008.157.2.k | Poem by Christopher Marlowe's ghost, as communicated to Reavey's wife as she was gardening, printed on sheer tissue. Enclosed in a Reavey poem silkscreen in color on gray | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.2.l | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
Marcel Duchamp (French, 1887–1968) and 1 other | 2008.157.2.m | Seven minute recording of surrealist word game; SMS 2 cover design featuring removable record | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.3 | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
William Bryant (American, 1946-) and 1 other | 2008.157.3.a | Eighteen page folio of sheet music with renderings of cloud formations; 5 sheets | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Dick Higgins (American, 1938–1998) and 1 other | 2008.157.3.b | Silkscreened text in lavender on mylar | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Man Ray (American, 1890–1976) and 1 other | 2008.157.3.c | Printed ready-made on paper | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Ronnie Landfield (American, 1947-) and 1 other | 2008.157.3.d | Two colored preparatory drawings on parchment with hand-written philosophical notations | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Roland Penrose (British, 1900–1984) and 1 other | 2008.157.3.e | Die-cut paper construction with printed photographs | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Hannah Weiner (American, 1928–1997) and 1 other | 2008.157.3.f | Two folded brochures, one with four poems and the other with pictorial translations of the poems using the International Code of Signals for ships at sea. Also included are Long Poem for Roy Lichtenstein and a pinwheel for generating chance poetry | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Aftograf (Russian) and 1 other | 2008.157.3.g | Bound albums of concrete and sound poetry. Translated and smuggled to US by George Reavey | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Enrico Baj (Italian) and 1 other | 2008.157.3.h | Folded vinyl glove over tissue encapsulated in plastic | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Joseph Kosuth (American, 1945-) and 1 other | 2008.157.3.i | Printed dictionary excerpts on 4 hand-folded black papers, enclosed in folder | Sheet 4: 12.9 x 13 cm (5 1/16 x 5 1/8 in.); Sheet 3: 12.7 x 13 cm (5 x 5 1/8 in.); Sheet 2: 13 x 12.9 cm (5 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.); Sheet 1: 12.7 x 12.7 cm (5 x 5 in.) | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||
H. C. Westermann (American, 1922–1981) and 1 other | 2008.157.3.j | Four postmarked letters tied together with a pink satin ribbon. Inside the envelopes are drawings with notes | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.3.k | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
Terry Riley (American, 1935-) and 1 other | 2008.157.3.l | Cassette edition of work performed November 17, 1967, 10:00 p.m.-6:30 a.m. at the Philadelphia College of Art; with box | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Aftograf (Russian) and 1 other | 2008.157.3.m | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
John Battan (American, 1943–1976) and 1 other | 2008.157.3.n | Cover design for SMS: A Collection of Multiples, vol. 3 | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.4 | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
On Kawara (Japanese, 1933–2014) and 1 other | 2008.157.4.a | Silkscreened vinyl sheet folded into a hat | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Paul Bergtold (American, 1942-) and 1 other | 2008.157.4.b | Pink tissue folio containing two titled "Machine Art" compositions using a typewriter and objects reproduced on a Xerox machine | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Princess Winifred (American, 1960's) and 1 other | 2008.157.4.c | Drawings and writings in pencil and type on recto and verso of 6 brown paper towels | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Hollis Frampton (American, 1936-) and 1 other | 2008.157.4.d | Paper disk with photographs for simulated motion | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Lil Picard (German, 1899–1994) and 1 other | 2008.157.4.e | Hand burned bow tie with plastic sleeve | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923–1997) and 1 other | 2008.157.4.f | Silkscreened vinyl sheet folded into a hat | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Mimmo Rotella (Italian, 1918–2006) and 1 other | 2008.157.4.g | Sketch of his Roman prison cell and collection of poems written on cigarette packages and on a postcard while Rotella was imprisoned in 1964 for marijuana possession | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Robert Watts (American, 1923–1988) and 1 other | 2008.157.4.h | Vinyl decal that makes the time indicator of a parking meter look like there is 45 minutes remaining | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
John Cage (American, 1912–1992) and 1 other | 2008.157.4.i | Mylar case containing twenty-page booklet of autobiographical impressions printed on heavy stock with typeface, weight, and color chosen according to chance | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Arman (American, 1928–2005) and 1 other | 2008.157.4.j | Materials to assemble an object consisting of a paint tube entrapped in a plexiglass vice | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.4.k | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
La Monte Young (American, 1936-) and 2 others | 2008.157.4.l | Cassette tape of composition by Young, cover design and packaging by Zazeela. Composition involved five sine-wave oscillators tuned to precise rational frequency ratios, recording the drift between phase angles that occur over time | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.4.m | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
Robert Stanley (American, 1932–1997) and 1 other | 2008.157.4.n | Cover design for SMS: A Collection of Multiples, vol. 4 | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.5 | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
Robert Rohm (American, 1934-) and 1 other | 2008.157.5.a | Silver paper printed with pattern and scored for folding to form three sculptures. Literature | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Mel Ramos (American, 1935–2018) and 1 other | 2008.157.5.b | Materials and instructions for assembling three-dimensional sculpture | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Bruce Nauman (American, b. 1941) and 1 other | 2008.157.5.c | Magnetic tape around card containing sound loop to be played "as loud and as long as you can stand it" | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
William Schwedler (American, 1942–1982) and 1 other | 2008.157.5.d | Instructions for constructing conceptual assemblage | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Wall Batterton (British, 1932-) and 1 other | 2008.157.5.e | Large card with photograph and newspaper clippings | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Lawrence Weiner (American, 1940–2021) and 1 other | 2008.157.5.f | Self-adhesive vinyl sheet printed with drawings. Literature | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Angus MacLise (American, 1938–1979) and 1 other | 2008.157.5.g | 20-page booklet of automatic writing and calligraphy done as drawings and collages | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Edward Fitzgerald (American, 1927-) and 1 other | 2008.157.5.h | Sheet of 24 color stamps depicting a still-life painting. Literature | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Neil Jenney (American, 1945-) and 1 other | 2008.157.5.i | Four sheets of annotated pencil drawings that have been stapled shut for "3 money making deals for 3 smart businessmen who want to make a million or so and become somebody's loved one." | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Diane Wakoski (American, 1937-) and 1 other | 2008.157.5.j | Folder containing poem. The photographic portrait of the poet on the cover is impressed with grooves that allow it to be played as a recording of the poet reciting the poem inside | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Yoko Ono (American, b. 1933) and 1 other | 2008.157.5.k | Box containing materials and instructions to "Take your favorite cup. Break it in many pieces with a hammer. Repair it with this glue and this poem in three stanzas dedicated to John" | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
William Copley (American, 1919–1996) and 1 other | 2008.157.5.l | Dossier documenting a Chicago barber's legal battle to reproduce a Picasso sculpture that had been donated to the city of Chicago by the artist on his appointment cards | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.5.m | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.5.n | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.5.o | Painting by chimpanzee whose creative activity was documented by Desmond Morrie in The Naked Ape | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.6 | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
Toby Mussman (American, b. 1940) and 1 other | 2008.157.6.a | Printed ephemera concerning Los Angeles life and culture, Xeroxed with typed and hand-written notations | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Betty Dodson (American, 1929-) and 1 other | 2008.157.6.b | Erotic etching on wove paper encased in hot pink cellophane | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Adrian Nutbeem (British, 1946-) and 1 other | 2008.157.6.c | Embossed colored card conceptualizing a crossword puzzle | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Jean Reavey (British) and 1 other | 2008.157.6.d | Surrealistic poem printed on paper, enclosed in a silkscreened aluminum binding with a seal that must be broken to open | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Claes Thure Oldenburg (American, 1929–2022) and 1 other | 2008.157.6.e | Artist's book comprising 8 sheets of proposed menus of American food, printed by offset lithography. Cover sheet printed on two sides bound with twine. Included is an envelope with single inserted sheet of paper printed on one side by offset lithography | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Mischa Petrov (American, 1936-) and 1 other | 2008.157.6.f | Die-cut playset comprised of punch-out figures and plastic packets of miniature weapons | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Bernar Venet (French, 1941-) | 2008.157.6.g | Record album made from an astronomer's notes concerning the "Infrared Polarization of the Infrared Star in Cygnus." | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Ronoldo Ferri (1932-) and 1 other | 2008.157.6.h | Pieces for assembling a slinky-like construction from metallic die-cut paper rings | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Ed Bereal (American, b. 1937) and 1 other | 2008.157.6.i | Colored print of a still from a Frankenstein film | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Diter Rot (German, 1934-) and 1 other | 2008.157.6.j | Four colored "trading cards." Intended to be accompanied by a sculptural chocolate bar, the inclusion of which proved to be unfeasible | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Paul Steiner (American, 1921-) and 1 other | 2008.157.6.k | 24 index cards with typography | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
John Giorno (American, 1936-) and 1 other | 2008.157.6.l | Three sets of silkscreened game cards based on a Chinese restaurant menu, slotted trays, and instructions in black portfolio case | James Parmelee Fund | © | |||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.6.m | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.6.n | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
Letter Edged in Black Press | 2008.157.6.o | James Parmelee Fund | © | ||||
Richard Artschwager (American, 1923–2013) and 1 other | 2008.157.6.p | Printed so that coffee stains on original artwork are visible | James Parmelee Fund | © |