Mail Art Periodicals - MoMA

Robert's Telling Tales. Robert Ashworth, Editor. Bellingham,
Washington. 1982-1983.
No. 33 (December 1982). Photocopy. 8 1/2"x5 1/2". (14 pages).
"Lampoon Issue."
No. 34 (March 1983). 8 1/2"x5 1/2". (8 pages). Announcement of a Mail
Art project, "What Is Your Town Like?" "Telling Tales was typeset on a 'cheapo'
home computer. Software was written by Robert Ashworth. Soon I will be
offering 'use of computer' advise for free through Robert's Think Tank. Write me
for details...Computerized mail art/not a bad concept."
Rubber. Aart van Barneveld, Editor. Stempelplaats, Amsterdam,
Holland. 1978-1981.
"Rubber is a monthly publication documenting the use of rubber stamps in the
visual arts. Each issue, printed in an edition of 400, includes a short text on the
work of the featured artist, a number of original stamps from works by the artist
and several reproductions."
Vol. 1, No. 1 (January 1978). Offset and Rubber Stamps. 9 1/4"x6
1/4". (8 pages). Issue featuring Cozette de Charmoy (Switzerland). Short
biographical text includes exhibition; themes & works; and techniques. "Uses
children's pictorial rubberstamps and those reproduced from drawings and
engraving; carves rubberstamps from erasers, e.g. eyes, leaves, helmeted
figures, razors, lips, postal cancellation stamp."
Vol. 1, No. 2 (February 1978). Offset and Rubber Stamps. 9 1/4"x6
1/4". (8 pages). Issue featuring Robert Jacks (Australia). Short biographical
information featuring selected works and exhibition history. "Some Rubber
Stamp functions: 1). As the cost convenient way to draw and reproduce. 2). The
convenience of transportation and exhibition of small works. 3). As the process
avoids the elitism of the professional print activity. 4). Extending the boundaries
of art. 5). making works available to everyone. (from a letter of Robert Jacks,
dated Feb. 3 1978)."
Vol. 1, No. 3 (March 1978). Offset and Rubber Stamps. 9 1/4"x6
1/4". (8 pages). Issue featuring Barton Lidice Benes (USA). "Uses
mainly commercial rubberstamp alphabets and numbers along with pictorial
stamps, childrens stamps, business stamps, supermarket pricing stamps, border