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This page provides some overview information about our Mail Art collection (below),
...how to see pieces of Mail Art in person,
...and biographies of artists who have contributed pieces to our collection.
In 1995 the Art Library acquired a substantial Mail Art collection, The Harley Terra Candella Mail Art Archive, consisting of original Mail Art from almost 1300 artists and organizations around the world. "The material in the Archive represents 20 years of intense and extensive involvement in the Mail Art Movement. There is a broad representation of various media, with a special emphasis on Artistamps. Intact, the Archive provides an invaluable study source for the movement as a whole in addition to in-depth collections of work by key artists. The combination of works in the collection provides a rich survey of the artistic, philatelic and political history of Mail Art and Artistamps."
We are currently in the process of taking inventory of this collection so we can make it available to students, artists and researchers. To do this we will be scanning in pieces individually to provide one high resolution digital image for archival purposes and one medium resolution digital image for viewing on our database, and we will include a detailed description for each piece.
How can I see mail art pieces in from the Oberlin College collection in person?First find the Mail Art piece(s) you'd like to see in our digital catalog and copy down the artist and title. Then, make an appointment with Barbara Prior to see the mail art.
Information About the Contributing Artists
Below is a list of artists who have contributed Mail Art pieces to our collection. Click on their name to see a biography of the artist, some publications in which their work has appeared, and where to find more work by that artist.