Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation 2011.344.1133 © The Rosalie Thorne McKenna Found…

Robert Lowell

PhotographerPhotographed by Rosalie Thorne McKenna American, 1918 - 2003

Date1950

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print dry mounted to mat board

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/16 x 7 1/4in. (23 x 18.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/16 x 7 1/4in. (23 x 18.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 1/16 x 7 1/4in. (23 x 18.4cm)

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Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation

DescriptionPortrait of a man leaning against a wall with half of his face in shadow. He is wearing a suit and tie, and holding a pair of folded eyeglasses in his hands.

Object number2011.344.1133

MarkingsVerso of mount, bottom center, typed on label: "[copyright symbol] Rollie McKenna / 1 Hancox Street / Stonington, CT 06378 / (203) 535-0110/2126"InscribedVerso of mount, top left, red ink: "1."

Center, black ink: "ROBERT LOWELL / 1950"

Center, pencil: "Poet"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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