Ray Johnson - Mail Art collage "Christmas Tree Ornament..Little Miss
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Original Mail art collage titled "Christmas Tree Ornament" with Little Miss Marker and Stutterer by the artist Ray Johnson (1927-1995). From the Estate of Producer and Screenwriter Gerald Ayres.
The collage consists of a cutout photograph of child star Shirley Temple (Little Miss Marker) in a period gown glued onto square board with an intact brown string for hanging on the verso is the image of a suspected child killer with a pasted moral tale above the image and written in the artist own hand is a tale of a stutterer. I have included a more detailed description in a photograph of a page from Gerald Ayres memoir "The Apple Bites Back- the early years" (page 185).
The collage board measures measures 5" x 4" on the image of "Little Miss Marker" side and an irregular extending overlap 5" x 5 1/4 on the "Stuttering" side.
The condition is good all the more so given it was actually used as a Christmas tree ornament. The collage has a fold over crease in the center from being mailed, rough edges over all, slight discoloration front and back, with a loss to the lower right corner of the Stutterer side that is likely original to the piece which is indicative of Ray Johnson's Mail art collages.
This piece was mailed to Gerald Ayres, regrettably the original envelope has been misplaced/discarded. Please review the photos closely.
The collage was consigned to Christie's in 2018 and the archival wrapping bears a tag as well as assorted labels. The collage did not sell and was returned to the collection. Please look at the photos and contact me if you have any questions.
Exhibition history:
Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona- "Ray Johnson: Please Add to & Return" November 6, 2009 - January 10, 2010
Provenance:
This Mail Art collage is from the collection/estate of the Producer and Screenwriter Gerald Ayres who was a friend and collector of Ray Johnsons artworks/collages. Ray and Gerald became friends in New York during the late 1950's as described in Gerald Ayres book "The Apple Bites Back: a memoir the early years" and remained so throughout Ray's life.
Additionally I will be listing a number of Mail Art with envelopes that include the names of pioneering avant-garde artists, writers, poets, theater notables, musicians/composers, designers, and such of the late 1950's and early 1960's.
Simple as some of these Mail Art collages are understand that this is an uncommon opportunity to acquire a work of art that is also a piece of history from one of the most pivotal creative movements of the 20th century. Feel free to visit my other listings.
Guy Ayres
The collage consists of a cutout photograph of child star Shirley Temple (Little Miss Marker) in a period gown glued onto square board with an intact brown string for hanging on the verso is the image of a suspected child killer with a pasted moral tale above the image and written in the artist own hand is a tale of a stutterer. I have included a more detailed description in a photograph of a page from Gerald Ayres memoir "The Apple Bites Back- the early years" (page 185).
The collage board measures measures 5" x 4" on the image of "Little Miss Marker" side and an irregular extending overlap 5" x 5 1/4 on the "Stuttering" side.
The condition is good all the more so given it was actually used as a Christmas tree ornament. The collage has a fold over crease in the center from being mailed, rough edges over all, slight discoloration front and back, with a loss to the lower right corner of the Stutterer side that is likely original to the piece which is indicative of Ray Johnson's Mail art collages.
This piece was mailed to Gerald Ayres, regrettably the original envelope has been misplaced/discarded. Please review the photos closely.
The collage was consigned to Christie's in 2018 and the archival wrapping bears a tag as well as assorted labels. The collage did not sell and was returned to the collection. Please look at the photos and contact me if you have any questions.
Exhibition history:
Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona- "Ray Johnson: Please Add to & Return" November 6, 2009 - January 10, 2010
Provenance:
This Mail Art collage is from the collection/estate of the Producer and Screenwriter Gerald Ayres who was a friend and collector of Ray Johnsons artworks/collages. Ray and Gerald became friends in New York during the late 1950's as described in Gerald Ayres book "The Apple Bites Back: a memoir the early years" and remained so throughout Ray's life.
Additionally I will be listing a number of Mail Art with envelopes that include the names of pioneering avant-garde artists, writers, poets, theater notables, musicians/composers, designers, and such of the late 1950's and early 1960's.
Simple as some of these Mail Art collages are understand that this is an uncommon opportunity to acquire a work of art that is also a piece of history from one of the most pivotal creative movements of the 20th century. Feel free to visit my other listings.
Guy Ayres
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