Original Photograph

Large original photograph of the American writer in Jackson, Mississippi in 1954, captured by portrait photographer Rollie McKenna. Titled, dated, and signed by McKenna in pencil on the mat. Several noticeable scratches to the photograph; edges of the mat bumped. Overall very good. Sight size 13.25 x 10.25 inches, overall size 20 x 16 inches (51 x 40.5 cm).

American photographer Rollie (Rosalie) McKenna was born in Texas and grew up in Mississippi. After studying at Vassar College, she became friends with poet Malcolm Brinnin, who would become her contact to many of the most important literary figures of the twentieth century. Among the writers she photographed were Dylan Thomas, T. S. Eliot, Robert Frost, and Ezra Pound. The Center for Creative Photography, which houses her archive, describes her work as: "subtle, informal photographs, mostly taken in natural light, show[ing] her subjects in surroundings familiar to them, giving the viewer a comfortable accessibility and sense of intimacy." (17998)

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Unsigned Photograph

Literature & Classics

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