My Song of Myself Passage to India / Richard Kostelanetz

Identifier:FA.B21.2312

Dimensions:28 x 40 in

Creation dates:2014

Description:A photocopy of the poem "Passage to India', the fist 13 pages of the eponymously titled book published Washington D.C., 1871. Mount on p.2 of cover is a color photograph of the artist on his roof. Edition number 22 of 25. "Rewriting classics to repossess them is often done by painters and composers, not just recently but for centuries. Why writers have ignored this opportunity mystifies me." -- artist's statement