Lowell Darling, Dead Letter Funeral - Fat City School of Finds Art, 1972 (5.2.04.08-1).

Dead Letter Funeral - Fat City School of Finds Art

Artist/Creator: Lowell Darling (Creator)
Date: 1972
ID #: 5.2.04.08
Level of Description: Item

Object Description

Item is a response from the Fat City School of Finds Art (Lowell Darling) in response to Art Rat's (Gary Lee-Nova) Dead Letter Funeral project. Item is many pieces of ephemera including a playing card with an image of a person's face on it, a blank money bill, a business card for "Dragon Tattoo Shop" (620 Davie Street) and an image of East Asian mythological figures. Another piece of ephemera is a paper with imagery made up of swirling lines and Chinese text with English translation overlaid on it. The text is taken from the Tao Te Ching by the Chinese poet and Taoist Lao Tzu (written "Lao Tse" in the text).

Physical Description

Physical Extent: 6 p. of textual records and graphic material : b&w and col. ; 21.7 x 28 cm or smaller + 1 envelope
Material Type: Textual record, Graphic material

History

Collection: Dead Letter Funeral
Credit Line: –
Related Exhibitions: –

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