This thesis focuses on twentieth-century poet Frank O'Hara and his relationship to painting and painters in New York in the 1950s. An examination of the concept of ekphrasis functions as a theoretical frame and substantiation for the discussion of...
Portrait of Mrs. Brainard Lemon of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing glasses. Crop marks outline her image, and the photograph is marred with discolorations. Stamped on back of image: July 18, 1929; credit John T. Berry. Handwritten on back: Mrs....