Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943
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Marsden Hartley, one of the early modernist painters and also a poet, was born in Lewiston, Maine, in 1877. After his mother's death, he moved to Cleveland to live with his father and stepmother, attending the Cleveland Institute of Art. He then moved on to study at the New York School of Art, where he found inspiration in the works of the American transcendentalists, particularly Emerson and Whitman. Among his other influences were Emily Dickison, his friend and contemporary Hart Crane, and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Although he was better received as a painter, Hartley the poet is perhaps best remembered for this anthology, . Androscoggin (1940), a poetic portrait of the region in Maine where he grew up. Some of his other works include Adventures in the Arts: Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville and Poets (1921), 25 Poems (1923), and Sea Burial (1941). Hartley died in 1943.
From the description of Marsden Hartley papers, 1908-1965 (bulk 1908-1918). (Kent State University). WorldCat record id: 697630578
Painter; New York, N.Y.
From the description of Marsden Hartley letters, 1900-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78062874
Marsden Hartley, one of the early modernist painters and also a poet, was born in Lewiston, Maine, in 1877. After his mother's death, he moved to Cleveland to live with his father and stepmother, attending the Cleveland Institute of Art. He then moved on to study at the New York School of Art, where he found inspiration in the works of the American transcendentalists, particularly Emerson and Whitman. Among his other influences were Emily Dickison, his friend and contemporary Hart Crane, and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Although he was better received as a painter, Hartley the poet is perhaps best remembered for this anthology,. Androscoggin (1940), a poetic portrait of the region in Maine where he grew up. Some of his other works include Adventures in the Arts: Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville and Poets (1921), 25 Poems (1923), and Sea Burial (1941). Hartley died in 1943.
From the guide to the Marsden Hartley papers, 1908-1965, 1908-1918, (Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.)
Painter; Ellsworth, Me.
Hartley exhibited at Alfred Stieglitz's gallery 291 in 1909, the Armory Show of 1913, and was a member of the Blue Rider Group.
From the description of Marsden Hartley papers, 1900-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82510104
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Subjects:
- Art, American
- Art, American
- Authors, American
- American poetry
- Art
- Artists
- Arts
- Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943
- Painters
- Painting, American
- Painting, Modern
- Art, American
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- Poets, American
- Authorship
- Painters
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- United States (as recorded)
- Cleveland (Ohio) (as recorded)
- New York (N. Y.) (as recorded)
- Maine (as recorded)
- Maine (as recorded)
- Maine (as recorded)
