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