James Lee Byars, letter to Rudi Fuchs, undated ca. 1982

Cardboard envelope, 28 x 20 cm, with mounted black card addressed in gold handwriting to 'The Beautiful Documenta 7 'Fuchs' Kassel Germany'. Verso reads 'Werner, 25 Gertrudenstr. 5 Köln Germany' (the address of Michael Werner gallery).

Contains 4 red painted sheets with rounded top, 62 x 21 cm, folded in four, featuring handwritten text and drawings in gold. The text is difficult to decipher but partly reads 'only white suits from now on?' and 'Lets make the red show red on both sides to be d most bewtiful classical show. same red? (..) great paper ?'. Also includes a folded circle of thick paper, 59 cm in diameter, painted red both sides (tear along 1 side and wear along folds). Without detectable writing, possibly a colour/paper sample for the project mentioned in the letter. Splendid item deriving from the collection of Rudi Fuchs, Amsterdam.