Research Catalog

Title

Richard Wilbur, poetry and theater [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Publication

2001.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Wilbur, Richard, 1921-2017
• Hecht, Anthony, 1923-2004.
• Hollander, John.
• Kirchwey, Karl, 1956-
• McClatchy, J. D., 1945-2018.
• Steele, Timothy.
• Warren, Rosanna.
• Walcott, Derek.
• Flowers, Charles.
• Cronson, Mary Sharp.
• Academy of American Poets.
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Description

1 videodisc (NTSC) (83 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

This program is a tribute to the work of American poet Richard Wilbur. The speakers each read one or more of Wilbur's poems, and each provide personal commentary about the poet. Wilbur then makes his own remarks and reads a number of his poems, predominantly from his 2000 book Mayflies. He closes with readings of two circa-1950s poems, An event and Advice to a prophet, and his most recently published poem, The reader.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.

Series Statement

Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 171.

Uniform Title

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

• Wilbur, Richard, 1921-2017
• Poets, American > 20th century

Genre/Form

• Video.
• Readings.

Credits (note)

• Poems written by Richard Wilbur.

Event (note)

• Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Oct. 14, 2001.

Funding (note)

• With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Biography (note)

• This is the first of two Works & process programs devoted to Richard Wilbur and presented in conjuction with The Academy of American Poets. The Oct. 15, 2001 program, held at Columbia University's Miller Theatre, focused on Wilbur's theater work, particularly his translations of plays by Racine and Molière.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1175

OCLC

86226024

Title

Richard Wilbur, poetry and theater [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

2001.

Series

Works & process at the Guggenheim collection ; 171.

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Credits

Poems written by Richard Wilbur.

Performer

Remarks and readings by Anthony Hecht, John Hollander, Karl Kirchwey, J.D. McClatchy, Timothy Steele, Rosanna Warren, Derek Walcott, and Richard Wilbur. Introductory remarks: Charles Flowers.

Event

Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Oct. 14, 2001.

Funding

With support from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, digitization and DVD authoring of the Works & process at the Guggenheim video archive was done by StreamingCulture at the Graduate Center of The City University of New York.

Biography

This is the first of two Works & process programs devoted to Richard Wilbur and presented in conjuction with The Academy of American Poets. The Oct. 15, 2001 program, held at Columbia University's Miller Theatre, focused on Wilbur's theater work, particularly his translations of plays by Racine and Molière.

Added Author

Wilbur, Richard, 1921-2017, author.

Wilbur, Richard, 1921-2017, speaker.

Hecht, Anthony, 1923-2004. Speaker

Hollander, John. Speaker

Kirchwey, Karl, 1956- Speaker

McClatchy, J. D., 1945-2018. Speaker

Steele, Timothy. Speaker

Warren, Rosanna. Speaker

Walcott, Derek. Speaker

Flowers, Charles. Moderator

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer

Academy of American Poets.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-1175