Unmarked, undated card advertising Julio Gonzlez (1876?1942). One image, with text on the back of this card, which measures 4x8.5 inches (10.16x21.59 cm).
Gonzlez was a Spanish sculptor and painter who developed the expressive use of iron as a medium for modern sculpture. This card depicts his Femme a la longue chevelure, 1940, Pen and ink and wash on paper. Unlike many of Gonzlez's pen and ink drawings which appear as detailed studies, Femme a la longue chevelure is a finished work in pen, ink, and wash that places the female subject within a setting. • • • View More...
Unmarked postcard. Measures 8.5x6 inches. Back reads "In the inner solar system of being Radiant Self is like the sun." Original acrylic on canvas painting measures 121x96 inches.
John David Anderson (Nov. 25, 1932-Nov. 13, 2011) was a painter who combined surrealism and abstract expressionism to create paintings that embody automatism or "spontaneous painting", with an emphasis on the inner psychic realms of the mind.
Anderson was mentored by Gordon Onslow Ford, who was a part of the 1930's Paris surrealist group surrounding Andre Breton. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Direct mail postcard to request more information about cable service before email and the internet. Metered Mail postage printed on the card. • •• View More...
Unmarked. Beautiful 6x7.75 inch postcard on glossy stock inviting consignments for a New York Fall 2007 inaugural auction in African and Oceanic Art. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Book Find Club reply card with 2 cents postage prepaid noted on the card. Founded by George Braziller, the Book Find Club was one of many niche book clubs in the Forties that sought to emulate, on a smaller scale. the success of Book-of-the-Month Club and the Literary Guild. Book clubs accounted for much of book sales in 1946, particularly outside the major cities. After World War II Braziller sold the club to Time-Life and went on to found George Braziller Inc. in the mid 1950s, a highly prestigious publishing firm known particularly for its books on art and architecture.• • •... View More...
Unmarked. Undated, probably around 1990. Measures 5.5x8.25 inches. Return address on the back is 2111 P. St. in Georgetown, Washington DC. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Three pristine postcards. Pictured is a rendering of Complete Self-Anchored Suspension Bridge. Measures 5x7 inches. Back is description and space for message, stamp, address. • •• View More...
Postcard announcement measuring 6x8.5 inches. Image of Quantum Dots (1999) by Felice Frankel on one side. Other side is information about the Envisioning Science exhibition at the National Academy of Sciences. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Invitation Card for July 9-July 29, 1988 exhibition. Black and white image on glossy stock on front. Back includes information about the show and reception. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Large, two-sided postcard. Measures 10x8 inches. One side is a detail from Victoria XV, 1991, a watercolor. The other side includes information about the September 4-October 4, 2008 exhibition at the John Berggruen Gallery.
Al Held (1928-2005) was an American Abstract expressionist painter, known for his large scale Hard-edge paintings. • • • View More...
Ken Knowlton (1931-2022) was an American computer graphics pioneer, artist, mosaicist and portraitist. In 1966, at Bell Labs, he and Leon Harmon created the computer artwork Computer Nude (Studies in Perception I). Also in 1966, he and Leon Harmon began experimenting with photomosaics creating large prints from collections of small symbols or images. • • • View More...
Unmarked postcard. Includes Mata Crush, 2006 stills on one side and information about the November 28-December 22, 2007 exhibition on the other. • •• View More...
Unmarked. 2-sided postcard distributed when Michael Moore released his book by the same name, dealing with corporate and political events in the United States.
The front is the image used for the movie's poster. The back is a a message for President George W. Bush, with the White House address pre-printed for easy mailing. Postcard measures 6x4.25 inches. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Two packets of postcards from the 1984 Passion Obermmergau. Each packet contains 12 loose cards, 24 cards in all. The text of the cards is in French, English, and German.
Oberammergau Passion Play is a passion play performed since 1634 as a tradition by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany. The 1984 performance was in celebration of the 350th anniversary of the first performance. • • • View More...
Unmarked. A penguin special postcard: R. A. Saville-Sneath, Aircraft Recognition. The front of the card features the cover of a 1941 Aircraft Recognition publication.
The book is not included.
Aircraft recognition is a visual skill taught to military personnel and civilian auxiliaries since the introduction of military aircraft in World War I. It is important for air defense and military intelligence gathering. • • • View More...
Unmarked postcard. Measures 10.5x3.5 inches. Photo, by Bob Petley, shows the Denver and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Passenger Train traveling through the mountains. Undated, probably between 1970-83.
Text reads: Denver and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Passenger Train leaving Silverton, Colorado on its return run to Durango. This 53-mile trip over narrow gauge rails is the the last scheduled passenger run in the nation. It is rapidly becoming a major attraction for fisherman, photographers and tourists who come from all over the world to enjoy the wonderously scenic ride. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Five postcards featuring an exhibition collaboration between Galeria de la Raza and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) from September 24 through October 22, 2016, a solo show by Carlos F. Jackson.
Jackson builds a narrative that highlights structural inequalities.
Each card measures 5x7 inches and is printed on heavy stock. One of the 4 includes information about the show, the others are suitable for mailing. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Postcard of the Smithsonian Institution, 1855, printed in color. Measures 4x6 inches.
James Renwick, Jr completed the red sandstone Smithsonian Institution Building in 1855, with its light crenelated towers. This edifice symbolizes the entire Institution to many visitors. Popularly known as the Castle, this building housed all the Smithsonian's operations when it opened. • • • View More...
Unmarked. 16 postcards attached to resemble a book. Metrop Map. Text in French. Includes Moulin Rouge, Musee du Louvre: la Pyramide, Notre Dame et La Seine, the Mona Lisa, and more • •• View More...
Unmarked. 3 postcard invitations, each with a different image. Each card measure 4.75 x 6.5 inches. Information about the event on the back. The exhibit was on display in the McLaughlin Library Sept. 29 to Oct. 24, 2008.
The exhibit is named for the controversial literary work Fragments of Ancient Poetry, published in 1760 by James Macpherson, who claimed it was the translation of an epic poem by third-century Celtic bard Ossian. • • • View More...
Two Unmarked postcards of works from the Whitney Museum of American Art collection: Man Ray (La Fortune, 1938) and Elizabeth Murray (Children Meeting, 1978). Each card measures 6x4.25 inches. • • • View More...
