James Lee Byars, letter to Rudi Fuchs, Poet Ruby Fuchs

(1) Envelope, 11 x 19 cm, with handwritten text in black marker. Postmarked 18 Feb. 1992, addressed to 'Poet Ruby Fuchs' Haags Gemeentemuseum The Hague, and sent by the artist from Hotel Wales, New York. Contains a postcard with an image of a Seated Buddha on recto, and handwritten letter in red marker on verso. The elaborately written text is hard to decipher but roughly suggests to meet again in the spring for lunch or dinner and talk about making a (great) book.

(2) Envelope, 16 x 23 cm, with handwritten text in gold marker. Postmarked 31 Dec. 1991, addressed to 'The Great King Ruby Fuchs Gemeentemuseum Den Haag Holland, Director of the Modern Art Museum'. Verso of envelope shows partly torn off sender information, only 'casa' is readable. The envelope has no content (anymore). Provenance from the collection of Rudi Fuchs (1942) who at the time was director of the Haags Gemeentemuseum, former director of the Van Abbemuseum (1975-1987) and curator of Documenta 7 in Kassel (1982), where he worked closely with James Lee Byars. (total 2)