Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation 2011.344.1125 © The Rosalie Thorne McKenna Found ...

Mark Strand, New York

PhotographerPhotographed by Rosalie Thorne McKenna (American, 1918 - 2003)

Date1969

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print dry mounted on mat board

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (individual image height x width): 2 5/8 x 3 15/16in. (6.7 x 10cm) Sheet (height x width): 3 x 12 1/2in. (7.6 x 31.8cm) Mount (height x width): 3 x 12 1/2in. (7.6 x 31.8cm)

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Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.1125

DescriptionThree portraits of a man wearing a suit. In the first two, he is resting his chin in his right hand and is looking off to the right. There is a lit cigar in his right hand. In the third, he is resting his chin in his left hand, looking to the right and smiling.

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NotesSubject Note: Mark Strand (b. 1934) is a poet and English professor. In 1959, he received his BFA from Yale University, where he studied painting under Josef Albers. Strand started teaching in 1962, and currently holds the position of Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. In 1990, he was the United States Poet Laureate, and in 1999, won the Pulitzer in poetry for his book "Blizzard of One."

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