Wallace Berman Retrospective: October 24 to November 26, 1978

by Robert Duncan, David Meltzer

Paperback

First published September 1, 1989

About the author

Robert Edward Duncan (January 7, 1919 – February 3, 1988) was an American poet associated with any number of literary traditions and schools, Duncan is often identified with the poets of the New American Poetry and Black Mountain College. Duncan saw his work as emerging especially from the tradition of Pound, Williams and Lawrence. Duncan was a key figure in the San Francisco Renaissance.

Reviews

[Tosh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, does this bring back memories. The first retrospective exhibition of my father's work two years after his death. i don't know if this book is hard to find. But nevertheless it does include a nice essay by the Poet Robert Duncan. Overall the other books are much better production, yet the first one is usually close to the heart.

[A · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hal Glicksman did some really great exhibitions. Maybe George Herms took me to see it when I was visiting Los Angeles. There is a pristine copy of this catalog in the Frank J. Thomas Archives, of which I am the keeper. Frank took the photographs of Berman's work and they look pretty good, if I do say so myself.