{"product_id":"buczak-brian-handwritten-letter-on-xerox-sheet-with-original-envelope-and-color-photo-copy-in-crowd-inc-postcard-signed-1980","title":"Buczak, Brian - Handwritten letter on Xerox sheet with original envelope and Color Photo Copy \"In Crowd INC.\" Postcard (Signed) (1980)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eBrian Buczak.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eHandwritten letter on photocopy sheet with original envelope and color photocopy \"In Crowd INC.\" Postcard.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eNew York: Brian Buzcak \/ In Crowd INC., 1980.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTwice-folded letter, envelope, and postcard. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eVery good.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eLetter has an unobtrusive bit of soiling top left. Slight corner wear. Envelope is rubber stamped \"Brian Buczak\" and addressed by hand to \"Alex TZ Igloo\". Postage stamp and markings. Left side on Envelope is torn off. Postcard has staining from glue which has seeped through the card and slight edgewear. Postcard's glue has started to fail and there is some \"lift\" on left and right, though the color photocopy art is still firmly attached. Rubber-stamps to verso. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA letter with postcard and original envelope postmarked December 9th, 1980, the day after John Lennon's murder in front of his apartment building: The Dakota, and mailed to mail artist Alex Igloo. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhotocopy sheet: 486 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013 to top with Skull and bones artwork and handwritten signed note in pen. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\"Received your ironic Beatles card this morning. Also a card from Chas. Henri Ford who lives at the Dakota. Stood around there this morning. I remember Sid Vicious' burning mattress in front of the Chelsea a year ago. - Brian\" \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\"In Crowd INC\" postcard bears a rubber-stamped return address of 486 Greenwich St, which was, of course, Brian Buczak and Geoff Hendricks' address. This is a seemingly unknown postcard produced by the seemingly unknown \"In Crowd INC\",  produced by Brian Buzcak. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrian Buczak was an artist who paint, drew, published and collaborated with partner Geoff Hendricks, performed and did much else. He died of AIDS at age 33. In 2024, the Gordon Robichaux gallery and the Ortuzar Gallery collaborated on the first exhibition of his work since his memorial in 1989. August 25th, 1954 - July 4th, 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fenrick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48248733991137,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/3787\/4867\/files\/IMG_5505_8dae7f29-daee-4a0e-9d77-39de7f4b8f81.jpg?v=1777325864","url":"https:\/\/fenrickbooks.com\/products\/buczak-brian-handwritten-letter-on-xerox-sheet-with-original-envelope-and-color-photo-copy-in-crowd-inc-postcard-signed-1980","provider":"Fenrick Books LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}