The Stamp Art and Postal History of Michael Thompson and Michael Hernandez de Luna
The Stamp Art and Postal History of Michael Thompson and Michael Hernandez de Luna

Author: Michael Thompson

Publisher: Bad Press Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13:

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This book features two Chicago artists who have taken on the International Postal Authorities and really scored a bulls eye! Their unique and often hilarious home-made stamps have been sent from virtually every country in the world and arrived to tell the tale. This is their story. We have chosen them from the cream of the crop for this must-see book -- lavishly illustrated in full colour and complete with essays from leading authorities in both the stamp and art worlds. Sure to offer hours of viewing pleasure and provide a welcome addition to any coffee table.

Small Scale Subversion: Mail Art & Artistamps
Small Scale Subversion: Mail Art & Artistamps

Author: John Held Jr.

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1329058054

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Although increasingly appreciated in fine art and stamp collecting circles, artist postage stamps, or artistamps, are more likely to be traded between the people who create them than they are to be exhibited in commercial art galleries or read about in philatelic journals. Artistamps are part and parcel of the grassroots network known as Mail Art, an alternative art of creative long-distance communication that intuited the demand for cross-cultural exchange long before the Internet. Although seemingly rigid, the postage stamp format allows flexible approaches in painting, watercolor, offset, photography, photocopy, rubber-stamping, engraving, digitization and sculpture.

Good Mail Day
Good Mail Day

Author: Jennie Hinchcliff

Publisher: Quarry Books

Published: 2009-09-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 161673552X

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“What is a good mail day?” A good mail day is a day when, instead of just bills, catalogs, and advertisements, your postal carrier delivers artful, beautiful, personal mail from friends and acquaintances all over the world. Mail art is a collaborative art form with a long and fascinating history populated by famous artists as well as everyday practitioners. The term “mail art” refers to pieces of art sent through the mail rather than displayed or sold in traditional venues. Mail artists often use inexpensive and recycled materials including postcards, collage, rubber stamps, and photocopied images. Mail art is a truly international activity and a fun way to connect with people in every corner of the globe. Readers will learn to create decorated and illustrated envelopes, faux postage and artistamps, find penpals, make a mail art kit, and much more!

Library Journal
Library Journal

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 804

ISBN-13:

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Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.