Artistic Exploration of USPS Tracking: A Visual Narrative at Hirsch Library

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Delve into the artistic representations of USPS tracking experiences through cardboard artworks by Robert Rauschenberg at the Hirsch Library, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The collection explores the ambiguity and unreliability of tracking services, inviting viewers to ponder whether the tracking experience is truly worth the risk. The artworks, such as "Baton Blanche" and "Cardbird Box I and II," spark contemplation on the nature of risk and reliability in a tracking system.

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Lynn Wexler Reference Librarian Hirsch Library, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

USPS Free Tracking: Is it worth the risk? Maybe. Maybe not. Cat. 29. Rauschenberg, Robert (1971) Baton Blanche, cardboard. From Robert, Rauschenberg: Cardboards and Related Pieces (pg. 57), by Yve- Alain Bois et al., 2007, New Haven: Yale University Press.

USPS Free Tracking Experience Tracking information ambiguous Tracking service unreliable Cat. 10. Rauschenberg, Robert (1971) 1/2 Gals. / AAPCO, cardboard. From Robert, Rauschenberg: Cardboards and Related Pieces (pg. 38), by Yve-Alain Bois et al., 2007, New Haven: Yale University Press.

Happy Ending ILL item found in stacks Cat. 45 and 46. Rauschenberg, Robert (1971) Cardbird Box I and Cardbird Box II, cardboard. From Robert, Rauschenberg: Cardboards and Related Pieces (pg. 64), by Yve-Alain Bois et al., 2007, New Haven: Yale University Press.