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Beverly Nelson
Beverly Nelson

John Yau discusses John Ashbery's career as an art critic and how his poetry reflects his interest in visual art. Ashbery's poetry captures the spirit of abstract expressionism through its nonlinear structure and focus on perception rather than narrative. His experimental approach to form influenced subsequent generations of poets to push the boundaries of what poetry could be.

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Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
Art399 article2a poet critic
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  • #3: Creator: Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956 Creator: Title: Number Eight Date: 1952 Material: oil on canvas Measurements: 41 5/8x56 1/8" Subject: Painting--United States--20th C. A.D Collection: ARTstor 際際滷 Gallery Source: Data from: University of California, San Diego Rights: 息 2009 Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • #4: Title: Photograph of Gertrude Stein Date: 1920 Subject: Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 Subject: Collectors Subject: History--United States--20th C. A.D Subject: Portraits Collection: ARTstor 際際滷 Gallery Source: Data from: University of California, San Diego
  • #5: Creator: Gris, Juan, 1887-1927 Title: Still Life with a Poem: illustrating a poem by Reverdy Date: 1915 Material: oil on canvas Measurements: h.31 7/8" Subject: Reverdy, Pierre, 1889-1960 Subject: Cubism Subject: Painting--Spain--20th C. A.D Subject: Pipes (tobacco) Subject: Still life Collection: ARTstor 際際滷 Gallery Source: Data from: University of California, San Diego
  • #6: Creator: Parmigianino Title: Self-portrait in a convex mirror Work Type: painting Date: c. 1523-1524 Material: oil on poplar wood Measurements: diameter 24.4 cm Repository: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, inv. GG 286. Collection: Art, Archaeology and Architecture (Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives) ID Number: 40-08-01/57 Source: Image and original data provided by Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Source: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/Home.aspx Source: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/TreePfLight.aspx?ID=LES Rights: Photo Credit: Erich Lessing/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility.
  • #7: Creator: Jim Dine, North American; American, 1935 - Title: Untitled, between pgs. 16 and 17, in the book Self-Portrait In A Convex Mirror by John Ashbery (San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1984) Work Type: Prints Work Type: print Date: 1984 Material: Woodcut on round hand-made paper made by Twinrocker Mill Measurements: Sheet: 488 x 488 mm (19 3/16 x 19 3/16 in.); Image: 488 x 488 mm (19 3/16 x 19 3/16 in.) Repository: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Repository: San Francisco, California, USA Repository: Lent by the Reva and David Logan Foundation Repository: 2000.200.24.5 Repository: http://www.thinker.org/ Collection: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Collection Collection: Formerly in The AMICO Library ID Number: FASF.334094 Source: Data From: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Rights: 息 2009 Jim Dine / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • #8: Creator: Elaine de Kooning, North American; American, 1920 - 1989 Title: Untitled, between pgs. 3 and 4, in the book Self-Portrait In A Convex Mirror by John Ashbery (San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1984) Work Type: Prints Work Type: print Date: 1984 Material: Lithograph (color) on round hand-made paper made by Twinrocker Mill Measurements: Sheet: 488 x 488 mm (19 3/16 x 19 3/16 in.); Image: 488 x 488 mm (19 3/16 x 19 3/16 in.) Repository: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Repository: San Francisco, California, USA Repository: Lent by the Reva and David Logan Foundation Repository: 2000.200.24.2 Repository: http://www.thinker.org/ Collection: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Collection Collection: Formerly in The AMICO Library ID Number: FASF.334091 Source: Data From: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Rights: This image was provided by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Contact information: Sue Grinols, Director of Photo Services & Imaging, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118-4501, (415) 750-3602 (ph), (415) 750-7686 (fax), sgrinols@famsf.org. Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility.
  • #9: Creator: Willem de Kooning, North American; American, 1904 - 1997 Title: Untitled, between pgs. 7 and 8, in the book Self-Portrait In A Convex Mirror by John Ashbery (San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1984) Work Type: Prints Work Type: print Date: 1984 Material: Lithograph on round hand-made paper made by Twinrocker Mill Measurements: Sheet: 488 x 488 mm (19 3/16 x 19 3/16 in.); Image: 488 x 488 mm (19 3/16 x 19 3/16 in.) Repository: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Repository: San Francisco, California, USA Repository: Lent by the Reva and David Logan Foundation Repository: 2000.200.24.3 Repository: http://www.thinker.org/ Collection: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Collection Collection: Formerly in The AMICO Library ID Number: FASF.334092 Source: Data From: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility. Rights: 息 2007 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • #10: Creator: Alex Katz, North American; American, 1927 - Title: Untitled, between pgs. 19 and 20, in the book Self-Portrait In A Convex Mirror by John Ashbery (San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1984) Work Type: Prints Work Type: print Date: 1984 Material: Lithograph on round hand-made paper made by Twinrocker Mill Measurements: Sheet: 488 x 488 mm (19 3/16 x 19 3/16 in.); Image: 488 x 488 mm (19 3/16 x 19 3/16 in.) Repository: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Repository: San Francisco, California, USA Repository: Lent by the Reva and David Logan Foundation Repository: 2000.200.24.6 Repository: http://www.thinker.org/ Collection: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Collection Collection: Formerly in The AMICO Library ID Number: FASF.334095 Source: Data From: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Rights: Art (c) Alex Katz / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Rights: This work of art is protected by copyright and/or related rights and may not be reproduced in any manner, except as permitted under the ARTstor Digital Library Terms and Conditions of Use, without the prior express written authorization of VAGA, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2820, New York, NY 10118. Tel.: 212-736-6666, fax: 212-736-6767, email: info@vagarights.com.
  • #11: Creator: Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956 Creator: Title: Blue Poles Date: 1953 Material: oil, duco, aluminium paint on canvas Measurements: 83 x 192 1/2 in Subject: Painting--United States--20th C. A.D Collection: ARTstor 際際滷 Gallery Source: Data from: University of California, San Diego Rights: 息 2009 Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • #12: Creator: Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956 Creator: Title: Blue Poles (det.) Date: 1953 Material: oil, duco and aluminium paint Subject: Painting--United States--20th C. A.D Collection: ARTstor 際際滷 Gallery Source: Data from: University of California, San Diego Rights: 息 2009 Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • #13: Creator: Th辿odore G辿ricault Title: The Raft of the 'Medusa' Date: 1819 Material: oil on canvas Measurements: 491 x 716 cm Repository: Mus辿e du Louvre Collection: Art, Archaeology and Architecture (Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives) ID Number: 40-11-02/46 Source: Image and original data provided by Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Source: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/Home.aspx Source: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/TreePfLight.aspx?ID=LES Rights: Photo Credit: Erich Lessing/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility.
  • #14: Creator: Jean-Antoine Watteau Title: The Embarkment to Cythera Date: 1717 Material: oil on canvas Measurements: 129 x 194 cm Repository: Mus辿e du Louvre Repository: Inv. 8525 Collection: Art, Archaeology and Architecture (Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives) ID Number: 40-11-01/19 Source: Image and original data provided by Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Source: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/Home.aspx Source: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/TreePfLight.aspx?ID=LES Rights: Photo Credit: Erich Lessing/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility.
  • #15: Creator: Frank Lloyd Wright Title: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Title: exterior, from corner of Fifth Avenue and 89th Street corner Work Type: architecture Date: 1956-1959 Date: Image: 1959 Location: 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York Description: Photographer: Ezra Stoller Collection: Ezra Stoller Archive (Esto) ID Number: 28U2 Source: Image and original data provided by Esto Source: http://www.estostock.com Rights: Ezra Stoller 多 Esto Rights: For commercial use or publication, please contact Esto, 222 Valley Place, Marmaroneck, NY 10543, Email: sales@esto.com Rights: 息 2008 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • #16: Creator: Frank Lloyd Wright Title: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Title: interior, view of atrium, at end of construction Work Type: architecture Date: 1956-1959 Date: Image: 1959 Location: 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York Description: Photographer: Ezra Stoller Collection: Ezra Stoller Archive (Esto) ID Number: 98U9 Source: Image and original data provided by Esto Source: http://www.estostock.com Rights: Ezra Stoller 多 Esto Rights: For commercial use or publication, please contact Esto, 222 Valley Place, Marmaroneck, NY 10543, Email: sales@esto.com Rights: 息 2008 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • #17: Creator: Frank Lloyd Wright Title: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Title: interior, lobby level Work Type: architecture Date: 1956-1959 Date: Image: 1959 Location: 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York Description: Photographer: Ezra Stoller Collection: Ezra Stoller Archive (Esto) ID Number: 98U16 Source: Image and original data provided by Esto Source: http://www.estostock.com Rights: Ezra Stoller 多 Esto Rights: For commercial use or publication, please contact Esto, 222 Valley Place, Marmaroneck, NY 10543, Email: sales@esto.com Rights: 息 2008 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • #18: Creator: Frank Lloyd Wright Title: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Title: interior, gallery space Work Type: architecture Date: 1956-1959 Date: Image: 1959 Location: 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York Description: Photographer: Ezra Stoller Collection: Ezra Stoller Archive (Esto) ID Number: 98U7 Source: Image and original data provided by Esto Source: http://www.estostock.com Rights: Ezra Stoller 多 Esto Rights: For commercial use or publication, please contact Esto, 222 Valley Place, Marmaroneck, NY 10543, Email: sales@esto.com Rights: 息 2008 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • #19: Creator: Frank Lloyd Wright Title: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Title: interior, ramp from lobby level Work Type: architecture Date: 1956-1959 Date: Image: 1959 Location: 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York Description: Photographer: Ezra Stoller Collection: Ezra Stoller Archive (Esto) ID Number: 98U22-1 Source: Image and original data provided by Esto Source: http://www.estostock.com Rights: Ezra Stoller 多 Esto Rights: For commercial use or publication, please contact Esto, 222 Valley Place, Marmaroneck, NY 10543, Email: sales@esto.com Rights: 息 2008 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • #20: Creator: Leland Bell Title: Abstraction (I) Work Type: Drawings and Watercolors Date: 1942 - 1945 Location: Exhibited at Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Spring 2003 Material: gouache on paper Measurements: 17 1/2 x 13 inches Description: Photographer: Larry Qualls Collection: Contemporary Art (Larry Qualls Archive) Source: Image and original data provided by Larry Qualls Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility.
  • #21: Creator: Philip Guston Title: Painter's Forms II Work Type: Paintings Date: 1978 Location: Exhibited at McKee Gallery, Fall 1996 Material: oil on canvas Measurements: 75 x 108 inches Description: Photographer: Larry Qualls Collection: Contemporary Art (Larry Qualls Archive) Source: Image and original data provided by Larry Qualls Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility.
  • #22: Creator: Jasper Johns Title: Three Flags Work Type: Paintings Date: 1958 Location: Exhibited at Leo Castelli Gallery, Spring 1999 Material: encaustic on canvas Description: Photographer: Larry Qualls Collection: Contemporary Art ( Larry Qualls Archive) Source: Image and original data provided by Larry Qualls Rights: Art 息 Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Rights: This work of art is protected by copyright and/or related rights and may not be reproduced in any manner, except as permitted under the ARTstor Digital Library Terms and Conditions of Use, without the prior express written authorization of VAGA, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2820, New York, NY 10118. Tel.: 212-736-6666; Fax: 212-736-6767; Email: info@vagarights.com.
  • #23: Creator: Jasper Johns (born 1930) Title: Decoy Work Type: painting Date: 1960s Material: oil on canvas Repository: Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany Collection: Art, Archaeology and Architecture (Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives) ID Number: 40-06-13/66 Source: Image and original data provided by Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Source: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/Home.aspx Source: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/TreePfLight.aspx?ID=LES Rights: Photo Credit: Erich Lessing/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Rights: Art 息 Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
  • #24: Creator: Jasper Johns (born 1930) Title: According to What Work Type: painting Date: 1964 Material: oil on canvas Repository: Ewin Janss Collection, Thousand Oaks, California, United States Collection: Art, Archaeology and Architecture (Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives) ID Number: 40-06-13/69 Source: Image and original data provided by Erich Lessing Culture and Fine Arts Archives/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Source: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/Home.aspx Source: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/TreePfLight.aspx?ID=LES Rights: Photo Credit: Erich Lessing/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. Rights: Art 息 Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
  • #25: Creator: Jean Helion Title: Auto-portrait Work Type: Paintings Date: 1958 Location: Exhibited in New York, Fall 2002 Material: oil on canvasboard Measurements: 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches Description: Photographer: Larry Qualls Collection: Contemporary Art (Larry Qualls Archive) Source: Image and original data provided by Larry Qualls Rights: 息 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
  • #26: Creator: Jean H辿lion Title: Spectacle Work Type: Drawings and Watercolors Date: 1939 Location: Exhibited at Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Spring 2003 Material: watercolor and ink on paper Measurements: 11 27/32 x 8 7/8 inches Description: Photographer: Larry Qualls Collection: Contemporary Art (Larry Qualls Archive) Source: Image and original data provided by Larry Qualls Rights: 息 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
  • #27: Creator: Jean H辿lion Title: Untitled (Abstract Figure) Work Type: Drawings and Watercolors Date: 1937 Location: Exhibited at Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Spring 2003 Material: mixed media on paper Measurements: 9 x 11 inches Description: Photographer: Larry Qualls Collection: Contemporary Art (Larry Qualls Archive) Source: Image and original data provided by Larry Qualls Rights: 息 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
  • #28: Creator: H辿lion, Jean, 1904-1987 Creator: Title: Jambages Date: 1978 Material: acrylic Measurements: 130x162cm Subject: Painting--France--20th C. A.D Collection: ARTstor 際際滷 Gallery Source: Data from: University of California, San Diego Rights: 息 2007 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
  • #29: Creator: Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967. Title: Nighthawks Work Type: Oil paintings. Work Type: Genre. Date: 1942. Measurements: 33 3/16 x 60 1/8 inches. Repository: Art Institute of Chicago. Accession Number: #42.51 Subject: Painting, American--20th century. Subject: Realism. Subject: Diners. Subject: Night. Collection: The Carnegie Arts of the United States Collection Source: Data from : University of Georgia Libraries
  • #30: Creator: Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967. Title: Early Sunday morning Work Type: Oil paintings. Work Type: Cityscapes. Date: 1930. Material: Canvas. Measurements: 35 x 60 inches. Description: Oil on canvas. Repository: Whitney Museum of American Art. Accession Number: #31.426 Subject: Painting, American--20th century. Subject: Realism. Collection: The Carnegie Arts of the United States Collection Source: Data from : University of Georgia Libraries
  • #31: Creator: Edwin Dickinson, American, 1891-1978 Title: Cottage Porch, Peaked Hill Work Type: Painting Date: 1932 Material: Oil on canvas Measurements: 26 1/8 x 30 1/8" (66.4 x 76.3 cm) Repository: The Museum of Modern Art Repository: Grace Rainey Rogers Fund Accession Number: 98.1961 Collection: The Museum of Modern Art: Painting and Sculpture ID Number: 78766 Source: Image and original data provided by the The Museum of Modern Art Source: http://www.moma.org Rights: Your use of this image is restricted to those permitted uses specified in the ARTstor Digital Library Terms and Conditions of Use (http://www.artstor.org/info/about/terms_conditions.jsp). To request permission for any other use within North America, please contact Art Resource, 536 Broadway, New York, NY 10012; phone: 212-505-8700; fax: 212-505-2053; email: requests@artres.com; website: http://www.artres.com/c/htm/StaticPage2.aspx?page=ContactUs. To request permission for any other use outside North America, please contact Scala Archives: Scala Group, S.p., 62 via Chiantigiana, 50011 Antella/Firenze, Italy. Phone 39 055 6233 200, fax 39 055 641124, email archivio@scalagroup.com; http://www.scalarchives.com/web/contatti.asp. Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility.
  • #32: Creator: Edwin W. Dickinson, North American; American, 1891 - 1978 Title: The Cello Player Work Type: Paintings Date: 1924 - 1926 Material: oil on canvas Measurements: 60 x 48 1/4 (152.4 x 122.6 cm) Repository: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Repository: San Francisco, California, USA Repository: Museum purchase, Roscoe and Margaret Oakes Income Fund Repository: 1988.5 Repository: http://www.thinker.org/ Collection: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Collection Collection: Formerly in The AMICO Library ID Number: FASF.132458 Source: Data From: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Rights: This image was provided by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Contact information: Sue Grinols, Director of Photo Services & Imaging, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118-4501, (415) 750-3602 (ph), (415) 750-7686 (fax), sgrinols@famsf.org. Rights: Please note that if this image is under copyright, you may need to contact one or more copyright owners for any use that is not permitted under the ARTstor Terms and Conditions of Use or not otherwise permitted by law. While ARTstor tries to update contact information, it cannot guarantee that such information is always accurate. Determining whether those permissions are necessary, and obtaining such permissions, is your sole responsibility.
  • #33: Creator: Dickinson, Edwin Walter, 1891- Title: Fossil Hunters Date: 1926-8 Measurements: 96 1/2 X 73 3/4 in Subject: Drapery Subject: Painting--United States--20th C. A.D Collection: ARTstor 際際滷 Gallery Source: Data from: University of California, San Diego