Postcards collected by and sent to Vali Myers

Subjects include travel postcards for Positano Italy, Amalfi Coast, Napoli, Madonna Di Pompei, India, Australia, Ned Kelly, Kangaroos, Phar Lap, Melbourne Zoo, Madagascar, artwork by Albrecht Durer, artwork by Vali Myers and portraits of Vali Myers by various photographers. Postcards at H2019.52/9-15 were sent to Vali Myers from various friends and correspondents including Gianni Menichetti (H2019.52/14), Peter, Ira Cohen (H2019.52/10, H2019.52/27), D and J, Arden Mason (H2019.52/15) and are addressed to Vali Myers in Il Porto Italy, Chelsea Hotel New York, and Studio 2, 7th Floor 37 Swanston Street Melbourne. H2019.52/17-25 are blank on verso. H2019.52/27-44 are postcard portraits of Vali Myers and her artwork (except H2019.52/35 which is a reproduction of a photograph by Carol Beckwith 'Scenes et types du Marco' inscribed by Carol Beckwith and H2019.52/33 which is a portrait of Gianni by Anthony Caronia 1994). H2019.52/31 is a reproduction of a photograph of Vali and her Fox 1972 by Rudi Rappold, showing Vali wearing a blue dress holding Foxy. The portraits are by photographers Ira Cohen (H2019.52/27 is signed by Ira), Anthony Caronia, Ed van der Elsken, Rudi Rappold, James Lauritz. H2019.52/34 and H2019.52/36 are inscribed on verso by Vali. Most postcards are blank on verso.