AI Data for 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 | AI Explorer

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?

GENE

SWENSON

BARBARA

ROSE

Written-May

1969

How

are

we

ever

going

to

the

darkness

lead

into

light

1

always

took

that

mean

should

get

used

night;

but

catch

rhythms

of

our

time

Jill

Johnston

knows

one

answers:

free

association.

automatic

writing,

total

and

post-Freudian

(to

dot

i)

honesty.

Honesty?

Who,

in

this

ern

wheeler-dealer

his

successor.

Mr.

Empty

Mind

would

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

I

have

some

vivid

you

over

years

at

parties

lectures

openings

remember

an

evening

Hartford

1964.

Merce

was

danding

it

rare

appearances

those

days

all

faithful

had

followed

him

up-

there.

your

table

a

dinner

party

before

onoert

We

wereseated

with

four

daed

o

hou

th

on.

The

poetesswrites

newspaper

hard

cover

priestess

watches

oer

unity

ar

higher

conoc

md

dentitono

p

or

thyth

onth

niht

nt

sirens

elea

chine

Red

Black

And

pastel

ving

veel

waiting

filled

sex

men

has

been

long

etablished

Tropic

Cancer

Thieves

Journal

Caanoa

But

is

noti

Emily

Dickinon

She

no

more

Sappho

than

Genet

Plato

Hers

not

ye

wisdom

age

still

seeks

out

corners

youthful

excitement

as

if

were

eternal

16

course

T

disagree

For

i

far

better

set

aside

youth

when

maturity

first

begins

its

wn

lirtation

here

is,

erotic

nower

chryanthemum

fingers

Not

wanting

me.

there

disagreement

Yet

serious

criticism

woman

yet

taken

her

place

beside

heuter

grammatical

ages

man,

So

feel

superior

white

universalist

knowing

centuries

must

pass

libraries

China

Library

Congress

almost

many,

African

Europesn

books

distance

fair

enough.

without

passion

my

sixth

sensuality

empied

passion.

point

which

compass

records

like

blip

on

radar

screen

can

do

dry

prose,

hang

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

When

seemed

heing

understood

general

level

alcoholism

escalated.

began

throwing

silverware

them

They

got

redder

froen

their

chairs

thought

howa

Calture

Herolne

behaves,

traly

Symposium

abo

stories

friend

Ray

Johnson.

live

close

gallery,

often

passed

house

way

home.

Every

oame

by,

name

plate

door

sabstituted

own

mind

this,

became

irritated

started

sending

himself

mail

what

doing,

said

hel

living

voluntary

poverty

since

collage

show

sold

He

sald

put

money

band

continued

off

mailing

list,

realzed

wasn't

art

world

any

Actually

only

person

know

these

daughter

lotl

famous

artists,

One

Jasper

Johns

drugstore

buy

al

present

could

havel

anything

wanted.

picked

box

tootsie

rolls-shaped

lite

giant

roll.

they

back

home

one.

mo

ment

then

said:

"What,

season

hers

waste

one?"

think

it's

nice

Les

starting

another

underground

everyone

go

while,

just

see

's

am

California,

practically

same

thing.

except

warmer

maybe

little

les

damp

It

s

keep

promises.

too.

Behaviour

example.

given

shared

Brooks

Atkinson,

unchanging

face

Times

sensibility,

once

elected

Dear

Jill.

Rosalind

Russell

President

wonderful

town,

America.

magazine

Culture

Hero

twhy

hopelese,

meaningless

isn't

called

impossible?

Or

did

vou

Heroine

you?).

begin

start

by

sasing

interesting

sou

As

per

New

Year's

Day

conversation.

giving

Jil

dreams

piece

promised

l

queens

Something

rotten

promises

made

yuu

treat

ooking

at?

ollowed

vour

state

Denmark

fit

hangover

hen

vas

stndentia

dolorosa

af

ble.

never

quite

decide

able

rid

read

iumawhy

3ou

chose

t

say

sometimes

puts

religiously

Y'ou

to,

taik

Carl

Andre

.

mkes

obiect

ofs

custure.

castle

empty

meadows

life

tears

surburban

Jewish

motality

T've

ou

glamounius

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

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Date

1970

People

Artist: Les Levine, Irish born 1935

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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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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

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Artist: Les Levine, Irish born 1935

Date

1970

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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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