Harvard Art Museums > 2003.80.5: Red-Painted Paper Scroll 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"Red-Painted Paper Scroll (James Lee Byars) , 2003.80.5,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/76859. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.80.5 People James Lee Byars, American (Detroit, MI 1932 - 1997 Cairo, Egypt) Title Red-Painted Paper Scroll Classification Archival Material Work Type archival material Date 1979-1980 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/76859 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold colored pencil on red-painted paper Dimensions 233.5 x 31.2 cm (91 15/16 x 12 5/16 in.) with length of each piece: 236 x 31.2 cm (92 15/16 x 12 5/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Gold pencil text written to read vertically from top to bottom of scroll. Two pieces of paper pasted together to make one long scroll. Letter text: Important / Mark, Sydney / Won't we must / go higher. A good / telegram from Germ- / any. Germany / has produced all / recent genius exc- / ept James Lee Byars I'm / shy. My O.E.D.'s / first definition of / genius says - Every / one is born with it / Sydney was charm / ing / he drew his / finger under his / neck Mark / for you and me / Begin to Be the / Soliloquist please / Tomorrow I see / D.H. the German / philosopher at 4 p.m. / Sydney suggg'd. / Goodman I / wonder? Lets / cover ourselves / you try everyday / a Bit and I will / ghost you some / Like this telegram / is quite good with / the O.E.D. footnote / please consider to / Be the "Solil" maybe / you can get a good / paragraph from our / Sydney (Bril.)? / Perhaps the Solil. / could Be? Lucky / People? Konrad? / Goodman? You? / Henrich? Me? Sydney? 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 2003.80.5 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. Exhibition History James Lee Byars Letters (title TBD), Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, 01/17/2004 - 06/30/2004 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
