| Apr 3 |
Offer money verbally to Steve Kaltenbach. He refuses. |
| Apr 4 |
Offer jar of money to Hannah Weiner. She takes (by chance) a $10, which she keeps. This is a "Chain Piece", since Hannah
must make a piece deciding what to do with the $10. This real money piece has become exceedingly interesting to me.
This is a jarring piece. |
| Apr 15 |
Offer jar to Ron Kleeman who takes out a $20. He wishes to put
it back into jar but I talk him into keeping it. |
| Apr 17 |
Keith Sonnier refused, later screws lid very tightly back on. |
| Apr 27 |
Kaltenbach takes all the money out of the jar when I offer it, examines all the money & puts it all back in jar. Says he
doesn't need money now. |
| Apr 28 |
David Parson refused, laughing. |
| May 1 |
Warren C. Ingersoll refused. He got very upset about my "attitude towards money." |
| May 4 |
Keith Sonnier refused, but said he would take money if he needed it which he might in the near future. |
| May 7 |
Dick Anderson barely glances at the money when I stick it under his nose and says "Oh no thanks, I intend to earn it on my own." |
| May 8 |
Billy Bryant Copley didn't take any but then it was sort of spoiled because I had told him about this piece on the phone &
he had time to think about it he said. |
| May 10 |
Dan Graham puts $50 into the jar (to repay loan). |
| May 12 |
Abe Lubelski refrains, says he's expecting a big check soon, income tax return (I think). |
| May 13 |
Paul Bianchini declines until he can "ask his wife", then asks me why I have money in a brown jar. Simone Stern (who has a
gallery in New Orleans) says she doesn't care to have any now, "Too salty." |
| May 15 |
Dan Graham takes $30 from jar (on loan). |
| May 16 |
Rolf & Uschi Ricke visit. Uschi takes out a bill ($20) & Rolf takes next bill ($5). I urge them to keep money, which they
stash in their wallets after a while. |
| May 17 |
Offer money (only $25 left in jar) to Moose [Robert Morris-ed. note], he doesn't take any. |
| More bills added to jar (ck for $500 from Paul Bianchini, sale of drawings, cashed & added May 17, 69) including $1 bills & one $100 bill.
Write up piece for inclusion in Dwan Language show. (May 19, 69) |
| May 20 |
David Lee takes $1. [Note: Start new method of first removing all bills from jar, spreading them out & offer a free choice of
various denominations: "deck of cards" method. |
| May 22 |
John Torreano doesn't want any money (says he doesn't need it now) but he takes the jar! Hooray! |
| " 23 |
Paula Davies and Marilyn Learner drop in unexpectedly. Neither take any lace but Paula says later she was "controlling herself." |
| " 25 |
Alan Saret takes all the money for a minute but I must have had an expression of terror on my face because he puts it all back. |
| " 26, 69 |
Larry Weiner takes $1. |
| " 26 |
Dan visits to borrow $10. That makes $40 he owes to the "jar." |
| " 28 |
Claire Copley doesn't take any she seems insulted & offended that I offer it to her (in such a 'vulgar' way?) |
| June 3 |
Brice Marden doesn't need any, he says, & finds it amusing, laughing. |
| " 6 |
Alan Saret visits again & makes a Piece of the money which is now in two piles on the floor, each shaped similarly to a
"footstep" by folding & molding to his hand. It looks good like that & I'm gonna leave it on the floor for a while. |
| June 16 |
Gary Bower doesn't take any now but says he might come back for some in a few days. |
| " 17 |
Gary Stevens plays with money, re-stacks it, counts it?, doesn't take any. |
| " 23 |
For some reason I just don't feel like offering lace to Felix Roth. |
| " 24 |
Jake asks if he can take $10 to cover acid in advance & of course I give it to him. (July 1, 69- Jake ret'ns $10 because he
cant score now). |
| June 30 |
Nor do I offer it to Romy McDonald & friend Marg from England, alto I tell them abt the piece. |
| July 1 |
Jake and/or Brian substitute a $1 bill for a $20 bill when I am not looking. I guess it was Brian, who asked me for money in retn for a drawing he left here to which I replied that I'd rather he
steal it than ask me for it. Discover substitution after they leave. |
| July 9, 69 |
Jason Crum refuses to take money. |
| July 9 |
Arthur Berman who is flat broke will only take 20 cents for his subway fare home. | |
