| 1980 | 'herman de vries. werken 1954-1980', Groninger Museum, Groningen |
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a letter from james
| catalogue number: | hdv 1977.073.1 |
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| date created: | 1977 |
| classification: | audiovisual works |
| work type: | film/video work |
| medium: | super 8 colour film, voice in 1977 James Lee Byars (1932-1997) sent one of his famous letters to herman and susanne. The size of this letter, in red, was enormous. They opened this letter together on a meadow in the Steigerwald; the film recorded this action |
| dimensions: | ca. 15 min. |
| signature and inscriptions: | [] |
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| current repository: | collection herman and susanne de vries |
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| comment: | the letter itself is part of the archive of herman de vries, now housed at the Netherlands Art Institute, The Hague |
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| rights & reproduction: | herman de vries |
exhibition history
published references
| exhibition catalogue | herman de vries. werken 1954-1980 (Groninger Museum : Groningen 1980) no image repr., 152 (catalogue number 8.1). |
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