Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation 2011.344.1128 © The Rosalie Thorne McKenna Found ...

Robert Lowell, Castine, Maine

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

Date1969

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print dry mounted to mat board

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 5/8 x 7 1/16in. (24.4 x 17.9cm) Sheet (height x width): 9 5/8 x 7 1/16in. (24.4 x 17.9cm) Mount (height x width): 9 5/8 x 7 1/16in. (24.4 x 17.9cm)

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Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

Object number2011.344.1128

DescriptionPortrait of a middle-aged man wearing eyeglasses. He is sitting in the grass, looking off to his right. He is wearing a casual button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up and jeans with what looks like a wallet chain in his right front pocket. He is holding a lit cigarette in his right hand.

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NotesSubject Note: Robert Lowell (1917-1977) was an American poet who wrote in the confessional style. Lowell claimed conscientious objector status during World War II, for which he served time in prison in Danbury, Connecticut. In the 1960s, he became more active politically, participating in the civil rights movement and opposing the United States involvement in Vietnam. While politics to some extent informed his writing, he also wrote about his relationships with women and his struggle with mental illness. An active poet from 1944-1977, he served as US Poet Laureate in 1947, the year he also won his first Pulitzer Prize, for "Lord Weary's Castle." He won the Pulitzer again in 1974, for "The Dolphin." Other awards include the National Book Award in 1960, for "Life Studies," and the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1977, for "Day by Day."
Poetry Foundation, "Robert Lowell," http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/robert-lowell

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