Harvard Art Museums > 2003.80.30: White Envelope Torn Open Across Top, with Multiple Items Inside Archival Material Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"White Envelope Torn Open Across Top, with Multiple Items Inside (James Lee Byars) , 2003.80.30,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/72419. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.80.30 People James Lee Byars, American (Detroit, MI 1932 - 1997 Cairo, Egypt) Title White Envelope Torn Open Across Top, with Multiple Items Inside Classification Archival Material Work Type archival material Date 1979-1980 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/72419 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink on paper, paper envelopes and gold foil Dimensions 30.5 x 21.8 cm (12 x 8 9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History James Lee Byars; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, transfer; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Busch-Reisinger Museum Archives Copyright © The Estate of James Lee Byars / Michael Werner Gallery Accession Year 2003 Object Number 2003.80.30 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Related Works 2003.80.30.2.A-B James Lee Byars Two Copies of the Invitation to "The Soliloquist on Perfect" Archival Material 2003.80.30.3 James Lee Byars Pink Square Paper with Black Mechanically Printed Text Archival Material 2003.80.30.1 James Lee Byars White Envelope Torn Open Across Top Archival Material 2003.80.30.4.B-T James Lee Byars Nineteen Square Sheets of Cream Tissue Paper, Each with a Rectangular Patch of Orange Paint and a Square of Gold Foil Pasted on Top and Gold Pencil Text on the Foil Archival Material 2003.80.30.4.A James Lee Byars Black Handmade Envelope, with Contents Archival Material 2003.80.30.5 James Lee Byars Massachusetts Institute of Technology Commercial Memo Paper, Pink with Gold Pencil Text Archival Material Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
