Jonathan Clark on Extending the Medium of Words: The Graphic Art of Kenneth Patchen

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Jonathan Clark presents, "Extending the Medium of Words: The Graphic Art of Kenneth Patchen". Patchen, one of the 20th century's leading experimental writers, produced over two dozen volumes of poetry prose, along with painted poems, silkscreen prints, drawings and other graphic works. Jonathan Clark acquired an extensive collection of Patchen material, the main source of an exhibition in Rush Rhees Library's Rare Books and Special Collections Department.

Introduction by Richard Peek
Director, Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation

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