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"Dear Lou, Thank You for "Joys and Perplexities." Ray J" 1994

"Please send to Rita Bottoms - Ray Johnson, 44 West 7 Street, Locust Valley, New York 11560" n.d.

"Rabbit Ray Johnson New York Notes on a letter head David Bourdon" [photocopied article] n.d.

"July 8, 1993, Rita Bottoms, My friends Phyllis Stigliano and Janice Parente are working for Nink Niki de Saint Phalle, 49 Rue Boissonade, Paris 75014" 1993

Postcard to: Rita Bottoms Special Collections; From: FaGaGaGa box 1382 Youngs town ohio 44501 usa 1994

Postcard to: Rita Bottoms, Special Collections - "Rita, Wishing you a happy Ray B-Day." Stamp: October 16 Happy Birthday Ray Johnson 1993

1 white sales bag, 6" x 9.75" The University of Michigan Museum of Art, printed on front - Containing: 1 blank postcard of Mount Hood from the Dales by John Mix Stanley; 1 note: "9.25.93 Rita, I'm going to Europe for three weeks. Please send me M. Patchen's mailing address" Sept. 25, 1993

"The Locust Valleyer - 7.7.93 Rita Bottoms, Today is Shelley Duvall's Birthday. It Really was nice to talk with you today. Maybe you are someone who 'could work' with me?? Since I seem to be impossible to work with. Ray J." July 7, 1993

"Rita, Soon it will be show time again (on other side of this page) is by Kenneth Patchen. Maybe that could be our theme sone for Ohio song soon " October 7, 1993

[Side 1] "Pop Art 1958, Bill Wilson, 166 Park St, New Haven, Connecticut"

[Side 2] New York Corraspondence school How to Draw a Tender Button - "Rita - Bill Wilson has fifty just framed Ray Johnsons all ready to go off to a museum exhibition. = He said today " n.d.

[Side 1]"Shelley Duval Fan Club; Rain-Rein or Shine, 2nd New York Correspondence School "

[Side 2] "IDA FINE SELTZER, JOHNSONS" n.d.

[Side 1] "VOICE CENTERFOLD A Valentine for Shelley Duval "This declaration of valentine love is the latest work of Ray Johnson, founder of the School of Correspondence Art "

[Side 2] "The New York Abstract Expressionist Correspondence School" ca. 1990-1994

[Side 1]"Cezanne's Bicycle Seat. Please add to & return to Ray Johnson "

[Side 2] "Ray Johnson. Please send to Jackson Pollock" n.d.

[Side 1]"Lee Hall Bill de Kooning Please add to & return to Ray Johnson "

[Side 2][Dot-screened image of woman's face, no text] n.d.

[Side 1]"Please send to Leon Trotsky Tobias Max Hutchinson gallery 127 Greene Street, New York February 21 to March 12

[Side 2] "Ear Diary, by Monte Zuma" n.d.

[Side 1] "Yin Yang of the Month Club "

[Side 2 - blank] n.d.

[Side 1]"Fake Ray Johnsons Bill Dobbs Gallery New York City"

[Side 2] [copied pattern - no text] n.d.

[Side 1] "Shelley Duval Fan Club Correspondence Art Exists For Only One Person. ME Mimi Grooms Please add to and return to Ray Johnson"

[Side 2] "IDA FINE SELTZER JOHNSONS" n.d.

[Side 1]"Pop Art 1958 Bill Wilson 166 Park St. New Haven, Conneticut"

[Side 2] "New York Correspondence School How To Draw A Tender Button " n.d.

[Side 1]"Twelve O'clock in a cuckoo shop - Albert M. Fine Spring Lake Ranch, Cuttingsville, Vermont U.S.A."

[Side 2 - blank] n.d.

[Side 1] "1970 Dear Robert Pincus - Ray Johnson Letters to Robert Pincus witten $5,000 EACH"

[Side 2] "Art in Contact Bill de Kooning's Bicycle Seat - Please add to & return to Ray Johnson" n.d.

[Side 1]"Photo by Andy Warhol"

[Side 2] Aug.15,1970 The New Yorker Price 50 cents HENRY MOORE Elephant Skull - Babar" n.d.

[Side 1]"People are talking about - Ray Johnson, centre, and the exhibition of his New York "Correspondence" School at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York - Vogue Magazine October 1,1970 - NUTSY"

[Side 2] "Ray Johnson" n.d.

[Side 1] "TOARTD LERS

JOHNSONLETTERS

HAVE SOLD RAY

OF PEOPLE WHO

ME THE NAMES

PL SE SEND"

[Side 2] "New York Magazine October 5, 1970 Ray Johnson: New York Correspondance School - John Gruen" n.d.

[Side 1]"Max Ernst"

[Side 2] "I think your show - John Gruen - Babar" n.d.

[Side 1]"NOTHING O HI O

The Butler Didn't Do It

Art International Summer 1972"

[Side 2 - blank] n.d.

[Side 1]"Art in America : May-June, 1973

NOTHING O HI O

The Butler Didn't Do It"

[Side 2 - blank] n.d.

[Side 1]"JAMES DEAN ELVIS PRESLEY"

[Side 2]"To the First International Postal Encounter Art-Workers of the Visual Communications Parma, Italy, Jan.1,1977 - Disco Duck " n.d.

[Side 1]"Ray Johnson The Most Famous Unknown Artist in America Agnes Martin "

[Side 2] "To Ray from Edie! Please add to & Return to Ray Johnson 44 West 7th St. Locaust Valley, N.Y. 11560 From 'Grey Gardens' August 5, 1978 " n.d.

[Side 1]"Letters $10,000 EACH Dear Brice, Dear Bruce "

[Side 2] "Ray Johnson, New York Correspondence School Meeting, Bridgehampton Post Office Parking Lot, New York 11932, June 14, 1980 3 p.m. n.d.

[Side 1]"International Mail Art Exhibit During July 2-31, 1983 - Oh Dat Monthly "

[Side 2] "Collage by Sherrie Levine - The Goldie Paley Gallery at Moore College is showing the work of Ray Johnson, probably the most famous unknown artist alive today." n.d.

[Side 1]"Photo by Edward Weston"

[Side 2 - blank] n.d.

[Side 1] "New York Abstract Expressionist Correspondence School, Tides Motel Meeting, Bayville, N.Y. August 1, 1993 "

[Side 2 - blank] n.d.

[Side 1 - photocopied b/w image of man seated in a touring car - no text]

[Side 2 - blank] n.d.