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Frank O'Hara
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OverviewAI-generated
Frank O'Hara was an American poet, playwright, writer, and journalist. He was born in Baltimore on March 27, 1926, and educated at Harvard University and the University of Michigan. O'Hara served in World War II and wrote in English. His notable works include *Vinte e cinco poemas à hora do almoço*, *Hymns of St. Bridget*, *Biotherm (for Bill Berkson)*, *Hotel particulier*, and *Composers' Showcase presents at the Whitney Museum of American Art*.
He received the National Book Award for his writing. O'Hara died from a traffic collision on July 25, 1966, in Mastic Beach. His works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, the Tate, and the Museum of Modern Art. He was associated with Joseph Glasco.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 27 March 1926
- Died
- 25 July 1966
- Works
- 73
Top works
- Vinte e cinco poemas à hora do almoço
- Hymns of St. Bridget
- Biotherm (for Bill Berkson)
- Hotel particulier
- Composers' Showcase presents at the Whitney Museum of American Art
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1926-03-27 ) March 27, 1926, Baltimore , Maryland , U.S.
- Died
- July 25, 1966 (1966-07-25) (aged 40), Mastic Beach, New York , U.S.
- Resting place
- Green River Cemetery , Springs, New York , U.S.
- Occupation
- Poet, art curator
- Education
- Harvard University (AB), University of Michigan (MA)
- Literary movement
- The New York School
- Notable works
- Lunch Poems
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frank
- Family name
- O'Hara
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baltimore
- Place of death
- Mastic Beach
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- National Book Award
- Genre
- poetry
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- www.frankohara.org
- Image
- Frank O'Hara (photo portrait).jpg
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- date of death
- 1966-07-26
- date of birth
- 1926-01-01
- manner of death
- accidental death
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- cause of death
- traffic collision
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Commons category
- Frank O'Hara
- writing language
- English language
- significant person
- Joseph Glasco
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Encyclopedic overview
Francis Russell "Frank" O'Hara (March 27, 1926 – July 25, 1966) was an American writer, poet, and art critic. A curator at the Museum of Modern Art, O'Hara became prominent in New York City's art world. O'Hara is regarded as a leading figure in the New York School, an informal group of artists, writers, and musicians who drew inspiration from jazz, surrealism, abstract expressionism, action painting, and contemporary avant-garde art movements.
O'Hara's poetry is personal in tone and content, and has been described as sounding "like entries in a diary". Poet and critic Mark Doty has said O'Hara's poetry is "urbane, ironic, sometimes genuinely celebratory and often wildly funny" containing "material and associations alien to academic verse" such as "the camp icons of movie stars of the twenties and thirties, the daily landscape of social activity in Manhattan, jazz music, telephone calls from friends". O'Hara sought to capture in his poetry the immediacy of life, feeling that poetry should be "between two persons instead of two pages."
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