Ray Johnson papers, 1970-1971
Johnson, Ray,
b. 1927
d. 1995
Locust Valley, N.Y.
Collection size: 6 items.
Collection Summary: Two collages by Johnson; an illustrated letter to Sylvia Wilkinson Murphy, editor of the MICHIGAN ART JOURNAL, May 6, 1976; a photograph of William Carlos Williams' hand; and printed material concerning the New York Correspondence School, 1970-1981.
Biographical/Historical Note: Collage artist and painter; Locust Valley, New York. In 1962 Johnson founded the New York Correspondence School, a one-man art movement.
Donated 1976 and 1981 by Ray Johnson.
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