Wow. Anna Banana is dead. She was one of my 1st 10 correspondents in 1978. I witnessed a performance by her in Toronto as part of the "7 across, 11 down" festival in 1998 (wch I was also in). If you want to see covers of her incredible VILE magazine go here: http://idioideo.pleintekst.nl/SMILEs.html . For me, her passing represents the end of a particularly vital era of Mail Art. Long may she live!!
Remembering Anna Banana (1940–2024).The Belkin shares the community’s sadness at the recent passing of artist Anna Banana on November 29 in Sechelt, BC. Born in Victoria as Anne Lee Long. The Belkin is particularly grateful to Anna Banana donating her artwork and paper archive to the Belkin and UBC Rare Books and Special Collections respectively; the Belkin’s holdings include exchanges with artists in the international mail art network, issues of VILE magazine, costumes from the artist's performances and a selection of her Artistamp editions, among other items.
Ruud Janssen
Dec 3, 2024
Ruud Janssen
In Loving Memory of Anna Banana - 29 November 2024
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holly johnson
In 1998 I sent my "generic post" H stamp for her Art Post Pane of stamps. She included a pane from Sabine and others...love looking at them now.
Dec 3, 2024
carl baker
a national treasure(canada) a true original.
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tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE
Wow. Anna Banana is dead. She was one of my 1st 10 correspondents in 1978. I witnessed a performance by her in Toronto as part of the "7 across, 11 down" festival in 1998 (wch I was also in). If you want to see covers of her incredible VILE magazine go here: http://idioideo.pleintekst.nl/SMILEs.html . For me, her passing represents the end of a particularly vital era of Mail Art. Long may she live!!
Dec 3, 2024
Ruud Janssen
Dec 4, 2024
John Gayer
I have always loved her name. From now on, each banana I eat will be a silent tribute to her inventiveness and humorous approach.
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Ruud Janssen
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Ruud Janssen
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Ruud Janssen
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Ruud Janssen
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Michael Leigh
Anna with her perforator back in the 90's or maybe noughties. Not sure who took the photo.
Dec 4, 2024
Ruud Janssen
https://www.createastir.ca/articles/anna-banana-obituary
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Ruud Janssen
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Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
At her 2015 exhibit...
Anna will always be dearly remembered
Dec 4, 2024
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Anna's fun Banana Rag:
Dec 4, 2024
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
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nonlocal variable
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Heleen de Vaan
Thank you all for sharing Anna Banana's great works. She'll be dearly missed... and be alive In our hearts and thoughts and mail art <3
Mail sent in 2013 by Anna Banana for my weird animals project
Dec 4, 2024
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Anna Banana was so generous and encouraging,
having her "Pass the Flame project inspired so many!
Dec 5, 2024
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Dec 5, 2024
Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)
Dec 8, 2024
Ars Et Design
Dec 8, 2024
Michael Leigh
A new stamp sheet in homage to Anna -
Dec 9, 2024
Ruud Janssen
Dec 10, 2024
Jeanette Geissler
banana boxesDec 12, 2024