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Richard & Charlee Wilbur

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Title

Subject

Merrill, James, 1926-1995

Description

Richard & Charlee Wilbur, Merrill's Key West neighbors. Richard Wilbur was a fellow Amherst grad and accomplished poet, as well as a longtime friend and supporter of Merrill's work. Charlee Wilbur played matchmaker with Merrill and Peter Hooten. Richard celebrated his birthday with Merrill (March 1 and 3 respectively) for a decade by "trading deftly rhymed gift cards."

Creator

Merrill, James

Source

James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 214, Folder 40

Date

not dated

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Relation

Series_VI_Audiovisual

Exhibit Cases 9-10: Love and Death

James Merrill: Life and Art, photo insert and p. 758

Format

1 photograph.

1 jpeg. 600 ppi.

Type

Photograph

Identifier

MSS083_VI-1-c_2442.jpg

Citation

Merrill, James, “Richard & Charlee Wilbur ,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed April 28, 2024, http://lib-lslv126.wulib.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/12702.