James Merrill and God Daughter, Ourania Aleuras, Stonington
PhotographerPhotographed by
Rosalie Thorne McKenna
(American, 1918 - 2003)
Date1973
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print dry mounted to mat board
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 7/16 x 9in. (18.9 x 22.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 7/16 x 9in. (18.9 x 22.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 7 7/16 x 9in. (18.9 x 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
Copyright© The Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
Object number2011.344.1129
DescriptionPortrait of a man holding a toddler. Closely cropped, only the subjects' shoulders and heads are visible.
Collections
Merrill and his partner, David Jackson, moved to Stonington, Connecticut, in 1955, where they remained until Merrill died in 1995, of an AIDS-related heart attack.
From http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/james-merrill
Status
Not on view