John Held Jr. biographical file.
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[Not to be confused with illustrator John Held, 1889-1958].) John Held, Jr. (the "Jr." is an appropriated addition) was born in 1947. He matured as an artist in the mid-seventies, and became involved in the international Mail Art network, mentored by Fluxus collector Jean Brown and the artist Ray Johnson. He holds a M.L.S. (1972) from the Syracuse University School of Information Science, and has combined his interests in information science and alternative art to form the largest archive of Mai...