Art Book with Silver Cover, 3 folders, 1974

Containers:
Box 3, Folder 1-3
Extent:
3 folder(s)
Scope and content:

This thick art book has a silver cover with reflective gems and stamped filigree. The book contains silver collaging papers from a variety of sources, with a few collages on reflective black-painted paper, that include a small photograph of Ira Cohen and Petra Vogt and a larger one of a skull figure. It also contains a short autograph note on a greeting card from Victoria to Ira Cohen and Petra Vogt, dated December 18, 1974.

The book includes silver collaging paper, blank paper, post cards and other material for illustrations laid in the book. The folder of excess silver sheets was laid in as material intended for these artworks. All loose items have been removed from the book and placed in a second and third folder. The third folder contains pages of Nepali script which have delicate sheets of silver gilt between them (numbered 23 in dealer description of notebooks).

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Parent restrictions:

Most of the collection is open for research. The single exception is a bank book for an account owned by Petra Vogt.

The bank book belonging to Petra Vogt, 1977-1978, has been removed and restricted until her death. It has been placed in the control folder for this collection in a sealed envelope. The bank book is from the Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank (short form: Hypo-Bank).