Dublin Core
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Description
Maya Deren in a still from her film Meshes of the Afternoon (1943). A Ukrainian immigrant, scholar of French Symbolism, progressive activist, avant-garde filmmaker and dancer, "Deren introduced Merrill to spirit possession not as a metaphor, but as a relation to the divine that an artist could directly experience."
Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 197, Folder 7
Relation
Series_VI_Audiovisual
Exhibit Cases 7-8: Other World
James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 95 and photo insert
Identifier
MSS083_VI-1-c_097.jpg