Ephemera from Image Bank, Vincent Trasov and Ray Johnson

(1) Image Bank stationary sheet, with printed peanut-tree drawing by Trasov and address information. Undated, 'Canadada' 1970s. (2) Ray Johnson and Vincent Trasov, Art's Birthday, Hollywood Decca Dance, 1974. Blue stencilled sheet, 25.5 x 38 cm. Issued for the celebration of Art's 10.000.011th Birthday (as initiated by Robert Filliou). With a humorous text and drawing piece by Johnson (Be An Artist Draw in the Faces) listing artists' contributions for the menu, such as Ant Farm: squashed dog, A.A. Bronson: iced tongue, Anna Banana: over the rainbow grapefruit, General Idea: Genre blur mousse tropical, Anne Brodzky: rabbit turd coffee.

(3) Vincent Trasov, Gran Hotel Mar Azul Mexico, 1973. Mailing envelope, 10.5 x 24 cm, with stamped drawing and New York Corres-sponge-dance School of Vancouver stamp. (2) Vincent Trasov, Mr. Peanut postcard, undated early 1970s, 10.5 x 14.5 cm. All items rare. (total 4) In the 1970s, Michael Morris and Vincent Trasov developed Image Bank, a collective of artists concerned with exchanging ideas through the mail. It was closely tied to Ray Johnson’s New York Correspondence School as well as to Robert Filliou's concept of the Eternal Network. In this eclectic lot, all of these Mail Art networkers are represented.