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Contains 3 Results:

APcS from Brian [?] to Ray Johnson, 1977 April 4

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8, Item: 10
Scope and Contents

“Any of these people can be drawn on MS MAKE AFACE: JANE FIRE DAVID EBONY SUSAN SPRINGFIELD ROBIN CRUTCHFIELD WENDY SNYDER. IT CAME FROM GUY VERYZER. I’M EATING A CHOCOLATE EGG. I’M CHOCKING [sic] TO DEATH.” Recto: printed text in a grid: “The tomb of the golden […],” with some letters connected by arrows and with added letters in autograph green ink to make additional words: David, Ebony, Suesan, Red, Jane, Fire, and Robin. Also with added “Ms. Make-A-Face” sticker in center.

Dates: 1977 April 4
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / MS207, Ray Johnson Papers / Mail Art and Correspondence / Mail Art / To Johnson (Folder 2 of 3)

“Send your under wear to Mike Crane”, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13, Item: 10
Scope and Contents

8 ½ x 17 inches. Illustrated with drawing labelled “Toby Spiselman’s underwear.”

Dates: undated
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / MS207, Ray Johnson Papers / Mimeograph Art / Mimeograph Art

“The Holy Bible for Charles Fahlen”, 1969 October 6

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6, Item: 10
Scope and Contents 6 x 9 inches. Postmarked October 6, 1969. In envelope labelled “Please do not fold” and addressed to C. Fahlen in red marker. Ink drawings of five bunnies representing each of the languages in which John 3:16 is printed on this page excerpted from the Gideon Bible: Sinhalese, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, and Vietnamese. Also written in ink: “Ray Johnson is sin / halese.” Folded into part of a printed bunny poster, “Ray Johnson is in the [adjective] collection of [name].” On the front, in ink:...
Dates: 1969 October 6
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / MS207, Ray Johnson Papers / Mail Art and Correspondence / Mail Art / From Johnson