{"id":50068,"title":"Poems","medium":"Color lithographs, letterpress, portfolio","classification":"Books & Publications, Prints","dimension":"19-3/4 x 14-7/8 x 7/8 in. (50.2 x 37.8 x 2.2 cm)","object_name":"Artist's book","continent":"Americas","country":"United States","nationality":"American","dated":"1992","room":"Not on View","list":"whm","role":"Artist","signed":"Signed by artist and author in graphite on colophon page: Joan Mitchell / Nathan Kernan","text":"Near the end of her life, Joan Mitchell was asked by legendary print publisher Ken Tyler to collaborate on a book project with the American poet and writer Nathan Kernan (born 1950). Enthusiastic about the idea, Mitchell responded with a series of eight brilliantly colored abstract illuminations. Her boldly gestural images are not literal illustrations of Kernan's poems, but instead complement the poet's vivid imagery.","provenance":"Private collection, Minneapolis; given to MIA, 2001.","creditline":"Anonymous Gift","accession_number":"2001.149","artist":"Joan Mitchell; Author: Nathan Kernan; Publisher: Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York","life_date":"American, 1925–1992","image_copyright":"© Estate of Joan Mitchell","department":"Global Contemporary Art","rights_type":"In Copyright","image_width":3361,"image_height":4543,"recent":0,"see_also":[],"sort_number":"2001   149","image":"valid","public_access":1,"curator_approved":1,"highlights":0,"Cache_Location":"050000\\000\\60\\50068","Primary_RenditionNumber":"mia_1015332.jpg","Rights_Image_Display":"Limited","list:whm":true,"restricted":1,"mtime":"2026-02-04T06:00:50.797Z"}