Item Information
Title: Ray Johnson letter to Helen DeMott
Date: between 1945 and 1948?
Physical Details: Letter : 1 folded sheet : handwritten, ill. ; 22 x 14 cm
Description: Date estimate based on the years that Johnson studied at Black Mountain College in North Carolina.
Johnson describes a hike he took in North Carolina, mentioning plants and an animal trap he saw. The last page is a transcription of text by Josef Albers.
Letter is illustrated with sketches of the animal trap and recreating a sketch of DeMott's.
Creator: Johnson, Ray, 1927-1995
Forms part of: Helen DeMott papers, 1896-1997
Rights Statement: © The Ray Johnson Estate at Richard L. Feigen & Co.
Citation Information: Ray Johnson. Ray Johnson letter to Helen DeMott, between 1945 and 1948?. Helen DeMott papers, 1896-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 13269