This book features over 80 works by twenty-three artists, the book focuses on works closely tied to specific poems by Frank O'Hara, notably Jasper Johnss In Memory of My Feelings--Frank O'Hara and Grace Hartigan's Oranges. Included are direct collaborations between O'Hara and various artists such as Joe Brainard, Norman Bluhm, and Larry Rivers, as well as portraits of the poet by Elaine de Kooning and Alex Katz. Franz Kline, Alice Neel, and Joan Mitchell are some of the other artists highlighted. The book is a timely reexamination of the relationship between art and poetry at this crucial moment in American art. It also offers new insights into the charismatic figure of Frank OHara and his world. BACK