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Identification and Creation

Object Number
CW2001.1918
People
Christopher Wilmarth, American (Sonoma, CA 1943 - 1987 New York, NY)
Title
Poetry reading at the opening of "Breath" exhibition, Studio for the First Amendment, New York
Classification
Archival Material
Work Type
archival material
Date
May 1, 1982
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/95893

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Eleven black-and-white gelatin silver photographs with accompanying negatives

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Christopher Wilmarth Archive, Gift of Susan Wilmarth-Rabineau
Copyright
© Estate of Christopher Wilmarth
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
CW2001.1918
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
1) Gray manila envelope labeled "Poetry reading" by Wilmarth.

2) 6 identical photographs of a poetry reading at the opening of "Breath" at the Studio for the First Amendment, left to right: Alfred Corn, J.D. McClatchy, Frederick Morgan (standing), Dana Goia. "Saint" and another sculpture from the Breath series hang on the visible walls.

3) 4 identical photographs of the same group as above from a different angle.

4) Torn piece of a once-sticky label printed with John Alderson's address.

5) Contact sheet of above images.

6) Corresponding negatives.

Exhibition History

Subjects and Contexts

  • Wilmarth

Verification Level

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