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WE ARE SALMAN RUSHDIE pins
3 circular "campaign-style" buttons - black and white (some with a little red), say "We are Salman Rushdie"
Literary St. Louis book cover mock-up
Mock-up for the cover of the Literary St. Louis book
Gass drawing/diagram of Literary St. Louis entries
Gass drawing/diagram of LSL entries
Lawrentian, vol. 56 no. 1
Lawrentian, vol. 56 no. 1. This issue of the Amherst alumni magazine features a cover story on poetry entitled "The Uncertain Future of Poetry" that contains an interview with James Merrill.
Program for the "Jimmy Merrill Marionettes" (performing "The Magic Fish-bone")
Program for the "Jimmy Merrill Marionettes" during which he performed "The Magic Fish-bone" in an ambitious production of the Charles Dickens children's story, which Merrill staged at age 11. Puppets always fascinated Merrill, and he created his own…
Voices from Sandover Flyer
Flyer for a dramatic reading of Voices from Sandover at UCLA. This was a stage adaptation of Merrill's Ouija board epic, which Hooten and Merrill toured for one-night performances in New Jersey, Los Angeles and Detroit.
The Image Maker flyer
Flyer advertisingThe Image Maker, a one-act verse play for two actors about Santeria, the syncretic art and religion of the Caribbean. The play featured Hooten, puppets, and a subtext about James Merrill's mother.
Semi-Colon vol. 1 no. 5
A mimeographed literary magazine published by John Bernard Myers, who printed the first books of John O'Hara, John Ashbery and others. It includes "Three Sketches for Europa" by James Merrill and the short story "Kritik K. and the Chateau" by David…
The Immortal Husband mailer
A mailer advertising the opening of The Immortal Husband, including an order form and a laudatory statement by Tennessee Williams.
Program for "The Artists Theater," including "The Bait"
Program for "The Artists Theater," including "The Bait," a one-act play in which James Merrill incorporates psychoanalysis. Merrill first met David Jackson after a performance.