Mail art artists list

What a fascinating topic! Mail art, also known as correspondence art, is a form of art that involves sending and receiving handmade or unique postal items, such as letters, postcards, and packages, between artists and collectors. Here's a list of some notable mail art artists:

  1. Ray Johnson (1927-1995): An American artist known as the "father of mail art," Johnson was a pioneer of the movement and created thousands of mail art pieces.
  2. Anna Banana (1940-2019): An American artist and editor of the magazine "The Banana Rag," Banana was a prominent figure in the mail art movement and created many unique postal items.
  3. John Held Jr. (1947-2012): An American artist and writer, Held was a key figure in the mail art movement and created many mail art pieces, including his famous "Held Mail" series.
  4. Guglielmo Achille Cavellini (1914-1990): An Italian artist, Cavellini was a pioneer of the mail art movement and created many unique postal items, including his famous "Cavellini's Mail" series.
  5. Shigeo Gocho (1932-2014): A Japanese artist, Gocho was a prominent figure in the mail art movement and created many unique postal items, including his famous "Gocho's Mail" series.
  6. Peter Frank (1947-present): An American artist and writer, Frank is a prominent figure in the mail art movement and has created many unique postal items, including his famous "Frank's Mail" series.
  7. Charles Stein (1944-present): An American artist and writer, Stein is a prominent figure in the mail art movement and has created many unique postal items, including his famous "Stein's Mail" series.
  8. Tom Marioni (1937-present): An American artist, Marioni is a prominent figure in the mail art movement and has created many unique postal items, including his famous "Marioni's Mail" series.
  9. Robin Crozier (1943-present): A British artist, Crozier is a prominent figure in the mail art movement and has created many unique postal items, including his famous "Crozier's Mail" series.
  10. Clive Phillpot (1941-present): A British artist and writer, Phillpot is a prominent figure in the mail art movement and has created many unique postal items, including his famous "Phillpot's Mail" series.
  11. Barbara Tetenbaum (1944-present): An American artist, Tetenbaum is a prominent figure in the mail art movement and has created many unique postal items, including her famous "Tetenbaum's Mail" series.
  12. John Cage (1912-1992): An American composer and artist, Cage was a pioneer of the mail art movement and created many unique postal items, including his famous "Cage's Mail" series.
  13. Carolee Schneemann (1939-2019): An American artist, Schneemann was a prominent figure in the mail art movement and created many unique postal items, including her famous "Schneemann's Mail" series.
  14. Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008): An American artist, Rauschenberg was a pioneer of the mail art movement and created many unique postal items, including his famous "Rauschenberg's Mail" series.
  15. Yoko Ono (1933-present): A Japanese artist, Ono is a prominent figure in the mail art movement and has created many unique postal items, including her famous "Ono's Mail" series.

These are just a few examples of the many talented mail art artists who have contributed to the movement over the years.