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Title

page 11, Gwen Swenson/Barbara Rose : "Written--May 1969. How are we ever going to catch the rhythms of our time?..." and "Dear Jill, As per our New Year's Day conversation...It's nice to keep your promises..."; 2 photos, uncaptioned

Date

1970

People

Artist: Les Levine, Irish born 1935

Classification

Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Reese Palley and Marilyn Arnold Palley, M21775

Copyright

© Les Levine / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Human Generated Data

Title

page 11, Gwen Swenson/Barbara Rose : "Written--May 1969. How are we ever going to catch the rhythms of our time?..." and "Dear Jill, As per our New Year's Day conversation...It's nice to keep your promises..."; 2 photos, uncaptioned

People

Artist: Les Levine, Irish born 1935

Date

1970

Classification

Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Reese Palley and Marilyn Arnold Palley, M21775

Copyright

© Les Levine / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Amazon
created on 2019-10-29

Advertisement 99.9
Paper 99.8
Human 78.7
Person 78.7
Poster 73.1
Text 56.5

Clarifai
created on 2019-10-29

illustration 94.4
vector 93.1
no person 89.6
page 87.1
retro 86.7
old 83.1
abstract 82.3
graphic 81.2
time 79.8
business 79.3
vintage 79
card 78.5
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Imagga
created on 2019-10-29

art 29.8
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card 25.1
floral 23
celebration 21.6
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backdrop 19.8
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silhouette 18.2
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Google
created on 2019-10-29

Text 91.2
Poster 76.3
Paper 59.2
Illustration 57.7

Microsoft
created on 2019-10-29

text 100

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Face analysis

Amazon

Google

AWS Rekognition

Age 22-34
Gender Male, 52.5%
Fear 45%
Happy 54.1%
Confused 45.3%
Sad 45%
Calm 45.1%
Surprised 45.4%
Disgusted 45%
Angry 45%

AWS Rekognition

Age 20-32
Gender Male, 53.7%
Disgusted 45.1%
Surprised 45.8%
Confused 46.5%
Sad 45.4%
Happy 50.5%
Fear 46.3%
Angry 45.4%
Calm 45%

Google Vision

Surprise Very unlikely
Anger Very unlikely
Sorrow Very unlikely
Joy Possible
Headwear Very unlikely
Blurred Very unlikely

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Poster
Person 78.7%
Poster 73.1%

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OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-05-13 on 2025-02-17

The image features two vertical columns of text under the headings "GENE SWENSON" and "BARBARA ROSE." The top half of the image contains a predominantly black-and-white photograph with a gradient overlay of yellow and green. In the lower section, there is another photograph, also with a yellow and green gradient overlay, depicting a well-dressed man and woman walking together. The text appears to be formatted in a way typical of a magazine or newspaper layout.

Created by gpt-4 on 2025-02-17

This image depicts a two-page spread from a magazine or publication with a distinctly retro or vintage aesthetic. The pages are predominantly yellow, with text in a contrasting black color which allows for legibility despite the bright background color.

On the left page, there is a title at the top which reads "GENE SWENSON" followed by columned text. The text seems to be an article or interview, formatted in paragraphs, which continue across both pages.

In the central portion of the left page, there's an overexposed photograph of an individual set against a nature background, potentially a garden, park, or similar green space. The right page features a headline "BARBARA ROSE" at the top, indicating that the text may pertain to this person or could be written by them.

The central photograph on the right page is of two individuals standing by a body of water, possibly a pool or lake. They appear to be engaged in a conversation or some social interaction. The lower section of the page continues with text in columns. The writing is dense, and without focusing on specific segments, it's not possible to ascertain the precise content or theme of the articles.

Overall, the design elements and typography suggest a mid-to-late 20th-century publication.

Anthropic Claude

Created by claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 on 2025-02-17

This appears to be a page from what might be a magazine or publication, with a gradient-colored photograph effect in yellow, green, and black. The image shows a figure standing outdoors, wearing sunglasses, with trees or foliage visible in the background. The top of the page has two names as headers: "GENE SWENSON" and "BARBARA ROSE". There appears to be text surrounding the central image, suggesting this might be from an article or interview format. The effect applied to the photograph creates an artistic, pop-art style appearance with its striking color transitions.

Created by claude-3-opus-20240229 on 2025-02-17

The image shows a newspaper clipping with profiles of two individuals named Gene Swenson and Barbara Rose. The profiles are overlaid on a blurry, color-shifted photograph of a person standing outdoors in a grassy area with trees in the background. The text describes the accomplishments and writings of Swenson and Rose, who appear to be art critics or involved in the art world based on the details provided. The unusual coloring and double-exposure effect give the image an artistic, experimental quality.

Created by claude-3-haiku-20240307 on 2025-02-17

The image appears to be a newspaper article featuring two individuals, Gene Swenson and Barbara Rose. The article discusses their lives and experiences, though I will avoid identifying or naming the individuals depicted, as per your instructions. The image shows a man with sunglasses and a woman in a yellow outfit, both set against a scenic natural background. The article provides biographical information about their lives and careers, but I will refrain from directly referencing or describing the individuals shown.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-03-16

The image shows a page from a magazine or newspaper, featuring an article with a photo of two people and a yellow-to-green gradient background.

Article Details

  • The article is titled "Gene Swenson" and "Barbara Rose" in white text at the top.
  • The article is written in black text and appears to be a conversation between the two individuals.
  • The text is arranged in a column on the left side of the page, with a photo of the two people in the center.
  • The photo is a faded image of a man and woman standing together, with trees visible behind them.
  • The background of the page features a yellow-to-green gradient, with the yellow at the top and the green at the bottom.

Overall

The image suggests that the article is a personal or introspective piece, possibly discussing the authors' thoughts and feelings about life, love, or art. The use of a gradient background and a faded photo adds a sense of nostalgia and warmth to the overall design.

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-90b-instruct-v1:0 on 2025-03-16

The image depicts a page from a magazine or newspaper, featuring an article with the title "GENE SWENSON" and "BARBARA ROSE" at the top. The article is written in white text on a yellow-to-green gradient background, with a black-and-white photo of a man standing in front of trees in the center. The photo is overlaid with yellow and green rectangles, which also contain text.

The article appears to be a personal essay or letter, as it includes phrases such as "Dear Jill" and "Love, Barbara." The text is difficult to read due to the gradient background and the overlay of the photo and rectangles. However, it seems to be discussing topics such as art, culture, and personal relationships.

Overall, the image suggests that the article is a creative and introspective piece that explores the author's thoughts and feelings on various subjects. The use of a gradient background and overlaid images adds a visually striking element to the page, making it stand out from more traditional newspaper or magazine layouts.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-02-17

The image is a page from a magazine or a newspaper. It features two columns of text on the left and right sides, with a large, central photograph of two individuals.

The left column is titled "GENE SWENSON" and contains a lengthy excerpt of prose or an article. The text is dense and appears to be discussing themes of love, relationships, and personal reflection. The tone suggests a narrative or personal essay style.

The right column is titled "BARBARA ROSE" and also contains an extensive piece of writing. The content seems to be similarly reflective, possibly discussing personal experiences or observations. The style is consistent with the left column, indicating a thematic or narrative continuity.

The central photograph shows two people standing close together. The person on the left is wearing glasses and a dark shirt, while the person on the right is dressed in a suit and tie. They are standing in what appears to be a natural outdoor setting, possibly a garden or park, with greenery and trees visible in the background. The photograph is in black and white, adding a timeless quality to the image.

The overall layout of the page is clean and organized, with the text and photograph clearly delineated. The use of two columns suggests a magazine format, where multiple articles or essays are presented side by side. The combination of text and image creates a cohesive narrative experience for the reader, inviting them to engage with both the written word and the visual representation.

In summary, the image is a magazine page featuring two columns of reflective prose by Gene Swenson and Barbara Rose, accompanied by a central black-and-white photograph of two individuals in an outdoor setting. The page layout is clean and organized, with a focus on narrative and personal reflection.

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-02-17

The image is a page from a magazine featuring an article titled "Gene Swenson" with a photograph of a man and a woman standing together. The photograph is a black-and-white image with a yellow and green overlay, creating a vibrant and artistic effect. The article appears to be an interview or profile of Gene Swenson, with text written in a slanted, cursive font. The page also includes a photograph of a man wearing glasses, possibly related to the article.

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-04

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a page from a magazine, likely from the late 1960s or early 1970s, given the style and content. It features text and images, a common layout for magazines of the period. The layout uses a simple, yet bold, visual style, mixing text with some striking imagery.

Key Elements and Specifics:

  • Headline: "GENE SWENSON" appears at the top left and "BARBARA ROSE" on the top right. This suggests two articles or columns.
  • Main Imagery: There are two central photographic images, likely of the individuals mentioned in the headlines.
    • Gene Swenson: A black-and-white photo of a man wearing glasses, a dark shirt, and a light-colored background.
    • Barbara Rose: A photo of a person that is also black and white with a yellow wash.
  • Text: The page is dominated by blocks of text, which are likely articles or essays by Swenson and Rose.
  • Styling: The image has a vintage feel, typical of the era, with its typography, and the style of the imagery.

Overall Composition and Content:

The magazine page appears to be focused on art, literature, or cultural commentary. The content is likely intellectually oriented, as suggested by the names of the individuals and some of the article snippets.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-04

Here is a description of the image:

This is an excerpt from an old magazine, likely from the 1960s or early 1970s, featuring writing and possibly commentary or essays. The page is split vertically, with each side headed by a name: "Gene Swenson" on the left and "Barbara Rose" on the right.

The text on both sides is dense and has a slightly faded, yellowish tint, giving it an aged appearance. Under each name, there is text, and there are blurred, yellow-toned photos layered behind the text. On the left, the photo features an outdoor scene with people in the background. On the right, the photo is of a man wearing sunglasses, and he is sharply in focus.

There is a section at the bottom of the page with a heading "Dear Jill," followed by a letter or personal note. The overall impression is that this is a vintage, perhaps literary or artistic, publication with a distinctive retro aesthetic.

Text analysis

Amazon

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GENE
SWENSON
ROSE
Written-May
we
ever
to
darkness
lead
into
the
always
took
that
mean
should
get
used
night;
Jill
of
association.
and
post-Freudian
dot
i)
honesty.
Honesty?
in
think?
See
how
catching
is?
Only,
where
stop
for
punetuation,
she
goes
perhaps
he
didn't
really
be
so
pessimistie
You
asked
me
about
memories
vivid
you
over
years
at
parties
lectures
openings
I
remember
an
Merce
danding
one
rare
appearances
those
days
him
was
your
table
a
before
We
wereseated
with
four
o
th
on.
The
poetesswrites
hard
oer
onth
chine
ving
waiting
filled
been
long
etablished
Tropic
Johnston
is
noti
Emily
Dickinon
She
no
more
Sappho
not
ye
seeks
youthful
if
were
16
or
course
T
For
set
youth
maturity
first
begins
its
lirtation
But
here
as
erotic
nower
wanting
disagreement
this
serious
woman
has
taken
beside
heuter
grammatical
ages
his
age
So
still
white
knowing
pass
libraries
Library
Congress
have
African
Europesn
distance
fair
enough.
without
her
passion
my
sixth
sensuality
would
empied
which
compass
records
like
blip
on
radar
screen
do
dry
prose,
hang
it
out
cold
day
hope
does
freeze.
sap
early
summer
mom,
hot
bee's
wax.
tee
bu
el
very
bods
atord
insun
utive
esplaining
joyof
bathroom
during
most
main
cours
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seemed
heing
understood
general
level
alcoholism
had
escalated.
began
throwing
silverware
them
They
got
redder
but
froen
their
chairs
thought
must
howa
Calture
Herolne
behaves,
traly
free
Symposium
abo
some
stories
friend
Ray
Johnson.
live
close
gallery,
often
passed
our
house
way
home.
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time
oame
by,
name
plate
door
sabstituted
own
1
mind
this,
became
irritated
when
started
sending
himself
mail
there.
what
doing,
said
hel
living
mailing
realzed
wasn't
world
only
person
know
art
these
daughter
knows
lotl
artists,
Jasper
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picked
box
tootsie
rolls-shaped
lite
giant
roll.
they
home
could
one.
mo
ment
then
hers
waste
another
newspaper
think
go
underground
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see
's
am
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thing.
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warmer
little
les
damp
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s
nice
keep
example.
unchanging
face
Jill.
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magazine
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GENE SWENSON BARBARA ROSE Written-May 1969 How are we ever going to the darkness lead into the light 1 always took that to mean we should get used to the night; but catch the rhythms of our time Jill Johnston knows one of the answers: free association. automatic writing, total and post-Freudian (to dot the i) honesty. Honesty? Who, in this ern of the wheeler-dealer and his successor. Mr. Empty Mind would ever think? See how catching Jill is? Only, where stop for punetuation, she goes perhaps he didn't really mean to be so pessimistie You asked me about memories I have some vivid memories of you over the years at parties and lectures and openings I remember an evening in Hartford in 1964. Merce was danding it was one of his rare appearances in those days and all the faithful had followed him up- there. I was at your table at a dinner party before the onoert We wereseated with four daed o hou th on. The poetesswrites for a newspaper in hard cover The priestess watches oer the unity ar higher conoc md dentitono he p he o or thyth onth the niht the nt sirens elea chine Red Black And pastel The pastel ving a veel waiting to be filled The sex of men has been long etablished The Tropic of Cancer Thieves Journal Caanoa But Jill Johnston is noti Emily Dickinon She is no more Sappho than Genet is Plato Hers is not ye the wisdom of age for she still seeks out the corners of that youthful excitement as if she were an eternal 16 or course she is T disagree For me it i far better to set aside youth when maturity first begins its wn lirtation But here she is, as erotic as a nower a chryanthemum all fingers and openings Not wanting me. there is no disagreement Yet this is a serious criticism for the age of woman has not yet taken her place beside the heuter and grammatical ages of man, his age So still feel superior a white universalist knowing that centuries must pass before libraries in China and the Library of Congress have almost as many, African as Europesn books The distance is fair enough. for without her passion my sixth sensuality would not be empied as it is of her passion. She is a point which the compass records like a blip on a radar screen And all I can do is dry her prose, hang it out on a cold day and hope it does not freeze. For her sap is of an early summer mom, hot as bee's wax. Sappho th tee bu el very bods atord insun utive You were esplaining he joyof the bathroom during most of the main cours When seemed you were not heing understood and the general level of alcoholism had escalated. you began throwing the silverware at them They got redder but seemed froen to their chairs thought this must be howa Calture Herolne behaves, if she is traly free The Symposium I abo remember some stories about your friend Ray Johnson. We used to live close to his gallery, and he often passed our house on his way home. Every time he oame by, he took our name plate out of the door and sabstituted his own 1 didn't mind this, but I became irritated when he started sending himself mail there. When I asked him what he was doing, he said hel was living in voluntary poverty said thought that must be hard since his collage show had sold out He sald he put that money in the band and had continued to live in voluntary poverty When he took me off his mailing list, I realzed wasn't in the art world any more Actually the only person know in the art world these days is my daughter She knows a lotl of famous artists, One day her friend Jasper Johns took her to the drugstore to buy her al present He said she could havel anything she wanted. She picked out a box of tootsie rolls-shaped lite a giant tootsie roll. When they got back home Jasper asked her if he could have one. She thought for a mo ment and then she said: "What, and was not out of season and hers waste one?" I think it's very nice Les is starting another underground newspaper I think everyone should go underground for a while, just to see what it 's like to live there. I am going to California, which is practically same thing. except it's warmer and maybe a little les damp It s nice to keep your promises. too. Behaviour is only an example. was a world more given than shared Brooks Atkinson, that unchanging face of a Times sensibility, once elected Dear Jill. Rosalind Russell President of this wonderful town, America. magazine Culture Hero twhy was hopelese, or meaningless or isn't it called Culture impossible? Or did vou just Heroine isn't it about you?). begin to think vou were more should start by sasing I used to interesting than what sou were As per our New Year's Day conversation. I am giving you a Jil Johnston still dreams of piece of my mind as I promised l queens Something is rotten in always keep promises made at think yuu were a treat Culture ooking at? As I ollowed vour the state of Denmark s she parties fit is a hangover of Heroine hen I vas stndentia dolorosa out af art and into ble. i could never quite decide the never been able to get rid or and I read your iumawhy 3ou chose t go that say sometimes this puts me in religiously Y'ou used to, taik Or as Carl Andre used to . mkes the world an obiect ofs custure. The castle is empty and in the meadows of life she tears surburban Jewish motality T've ou were a glamounius critic i more about art than abuut and he used to say many things 1ourself in those days Did sou before he too became a Culture g, surrendering her kingdom situations I were best not in for the love of a vouth What Love. So as for this promise to write something for Les really finally decide criticism Hero): Not alll the ways out of Barbara greater gift?
BARBARA
1969
How
are
light
catch
rhythms
answers:
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writing,
total
(to
Who,
ern
wheeler-dealer
successor.
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Empty
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Hartford
1964.
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up-
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party
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than
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Plato
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man,
feel
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centuries
China
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many,
books
passion.
point
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poverty
since
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list,
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