Description: "This exhibition catalogue explores the impact midcentury American poets and poetry had on painter Grace Hartigan's early career during the 1950s and 1960s. Through dialogue, prose, patronage, and, for some, their bold expression of sexuality, these poets collectively transformed Hartigan's outlook on art and life"--
Review Quotes:
"A fearless voice in mid-century art, Grace Hartigan gets her long-overdue moment in a new show highlighting her fusion of poetry and painting."--Brian Greene, Loophole
"The Gift of Attention is a feat of scholarship because it collects a plethora of information and fantastic artworks from a little-researched part of Hartigan's career."--Robert Alan Grand, ARTnews
"The exhibition catalog brings contemporary viewpoints to bear, with essays by Ledesma, poet Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Terence Diggory, emeritus professor of English at Skidmore College, and art historian Frances Lazare."--Dore Bowen, The Brooklyn Rail