Description: Calais, VT: Z Press, 1975. 1st Edition. 12 black-and-white printed postcards, housed in original printed paper envelope. 6 1/2 x 4 3/4. Limited edition of New York School writer and artist Joe Brainard’s 1975 postcard project. Postcards were a favored form of correspondence among the second generation of New York School poets, printed en masse as invites to parties and to advertise readings. An assemblage artist with a proclivity for kitsch and the ephemera of daily life, Brainard was particularly drawn to the mode of communication, and sent numerous postcards to friends and acquaintances throughout the 1960s (he even considered starting a postcard company). Published by his partner and collaborator Kenward Elmslie’s Z Press, this set is composed of twelve postcards illustrated with black-and-white ink drawings and collages by Brainard. Issued as Z Press's "Series 1." Cards fine, light wear to envelope. Rare. Kenward Elmslie (1929-2022), publisher of Z Press, and Brainard's partner from 1964 until Brainard's death in 1994 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE
Price: 125 USD
Location: Jackson Heights, New York
End Time: 2024-12-12T22:52:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Set
Artist: Joe Brainard
Image Orientation: Landscape
Size: Small
Signed: No
Period: Contemporary (1970 - 2020)
Title: Twelve Postcards by Joe Brainard
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Region of Origin: New York, USA
Framing: Unframed
Subject: New York
Personalize: No
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1975
Item Height: 4.75 in
Theme: art postcards
Style: Contemporary Art
Features: 1st Edition, Limited Edition
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Production Technique: Letterpress
Item Width: 6.5 in
Handmade: No
Time Period Produced: 1970-1979