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General Idea postcard

Artists/Creators
General Idea (Creator)
AA Bronson (Creator)
Valentine Black Co., Ltd. (Publisher)
Date
1971
ID #
M/T 252.21
Level of Description
Item

Object Description

Item is a commercial postcard of St. Clair Station, Toronto, sent by Michael [Tims or AA Bronson] to Image Bank. It is inscribed on the verso "(TOUR DE FORCE)", and the message reads "Dear Image Bank - // Please note re Image Bank mailing, all General Idea material is compliments of the General. We only follow orders. Please eradicate file 'Michael Tims', replace with 'General Idea'. I have been severely reprimanded by the General. // Michael". The postcard image is a collaged image made of two different sized but otherwise identical images of a subway train marked "Union Stn" on the track in a station marked "St Clair". The smaller image is adhered to the surface of the larger image, in the centre. The image caption on the verso reads "St. Clair Station, // World's Most Modern Subway, // Toronto, Ontario, Canada.".

Physical Description

Physical Extent
1 postcard : col. ; 8.5 x 14 cm
Material Type
Graphic material, Textual record

History

Collection
Morris/Trasov Archive
Credit Line
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