Williams, Jonathan 1929-
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Jonathan Williams is a poet, publisher, and photographer. He was educated at St. Albans School, Princeton University, and Black Mountain College, and also studied art and design at the Institute of Design in Chicago. His published books of poetry include An Ear in Bartram's Tree (1969), Blues and Roots/Rue and Bluets (1971), The Loco Logodaedalus in Situ (1972), and Elite/Elate Poems (1979), and his published books of photography include Portrait Photographs (1979) and A Palpable Elysium: Photographs (1997).
In 1951, Williams founded the press, The Jargon Society, which publishes poetry, experimental fiction, photography, and folk art. As a poet and publisher, he has long been associated with the Black Mountain Poets. Williams has also served as a contributing editor to the photography journal Aperture . He currently resides in Scaly Mountain, North Carolina.
From the guide to the Jonathan Williams photographs, 1950-2007, 1950-1990, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
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- Artists, American
- Authors, American
- Poets, American
- Outsider art
- Portrait photography
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- Westmorland: Levens Hall (as recorded)
- England: Cumbria: Dentdale: Corn Close (as recorded)
