| Jane Freilicher and John Ashbery, 1952. Photo: Walter Silver |
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On the heels of their successful 60th anniversary exhibition, “Painters and Poets,” The Tibor de Nagy Gallery features a showing of the work of Jane Freilicher.
Titled Painter Among Poets, the exhibit takes the same format and approach as it predecessor in closely examining the pivotal role of the painter among the poets, in this case The New York School.
Freilicher “was not only the poets’ closest friend and confidante, she was also their muse,” she is the Jane in title of Frank O’Hara’s noted series of “Jane poems.”
It will be the first exhibition to explore in depth Freilicher’s relationship to the poets and their work. It will comprise the artist’s paintings and works on paper, including portraits of the poets, many on loan and exhibited for the first time. It will also include a selection of original letters between Freilicher and the poets, as well as films, book covers, and photographs. “
Here are a sampling of works on John Ashbery, Frank O’Hara and Kenneth Koch:
Portrait of John Ashbery c. 1968. Oil on canvas, 20 ¼ x 18 inches. Private Collection
John Ashbery, c.1954. Graphite on paper, 16 ¾ x 13 7/8 inches. Private Collection
John Ashbery, c.1954. Pen and ink on paper, 13 ¾ x 10 7/8 inches. Private Collection
Frank O’Hara, 1951. Oil on linen, 65 x 23 inches. Private Collection
Untitled (Frank O’Hara), nd. Pen and ink on paper, 14 x 11 inches
Untitled (Frank O’Hara in Landscape), c.1967. Pencil on paper, 11 ¾ x 8 ¾ inches
Portrait of Kenneth Koch , nd. Pen and ink on paper, 12 x 8 ¾ inches. Private Collection
Portrait of Kenneth Koch, c.1966. oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches. Private Collection
Jane Freilicher photographed by Jill Krementz on April 13, 2013 at Tibor de Nagy Gallery. via
The exhibit runs through June 14th and there is a catalog available
Press Release: Jane Freilicher at Tibor de Nagy
