Gerrit Henry
Encyclopedia
Gerrit Henry was an American art critic
, author
and poet
.
Henry published feature and critical articles in After Dark, Art News, Art in America
, The New York Times, The Village Voice
, The Los Angeles Times
, People Magazine, Art International, The Spectator, and The New Republic
. His books include Janet Fish
: A Monograph (Burton & Skira, Geneva, 1987), The Mirrored Clubs of Hell: Poems by Gerrit Henry (Little, Brown and Company
, 1991), and Poems & Ballades (Dolphin, Baltimore, 1998) and Ian Hornak
: Reverence and Reverie (Katharina Rich Perlow, Inc. 1999). He is also published in Paris Review
, Yale Review
and Cover. A chapbook of his recent work is forthcoming with Groundwater Press. His last project, Climbing the Stairs, a documentary about his life and poetry (with John Ashbery
), directed by Neil Grayson and produced by Dactyl Foundation for the Arts & Humanities, was released in 2004. Henry has been an advisory board member and Poetry Series Director at Dactyl Foundation
since 1998. Henry graduated from Columbia College, Columbia University
in 1972 with a B.A. in English. He studied poetry under Kenneth Koch
. Henry has received awards from The Cornell Woolrich Fellowship, Columbia University, The National Endowment for the Arts, the Ann and Erlo Von Waveren Foundation, and NYFA
artists' fund. He taught at C.W. Post College on Long Island and Manhattan's and School of Visual Arts
.
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
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Henry published feature and critical articles in After Dark, Art News, Art in America
Art in America
Art in America is an illustrated monthly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world, including profiles of artists and genres, updates about art movements, show reviews and event schedules. It is designed for collectors, artists, dealers, art professionals and other...
, The New York Times, The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
, The Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, People Magazine, Art International, The Spectator, and The New Republic
The New Republic
The magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...
. His books include Janet Fish
Janet Fish
Janet Fish is a contemporary American artist. She paints still life paintings, some of light bouncing off reflective surfaces, such as plastic wrap containing solid objects and empty or partially filled glassware....
: A Monograph (Burton & Skira, Geneva, 1987), The Mirrored Clubs of Hell: Poems by Gerrit Henry (Little, Brown and Company
Little, Brown and Company
Little, Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown. Since 2006 it has been a constituent unit of Hachette Book Group USA.-19th century:...
, 1991), and Poems & Ballades (Dolphin, Baltimore, 1998) and Ian Hornak
Ian Hornak
Ian Hornak was an American draughtsman, painter and printmaker associated with the Hyperrealist and Photorealist art movements.-Biography:...
: Reverence and Reverie (Katharina Rich Perlow, Inc. 1999). He is also published in Paris Review
Paris Review
The Paris Review is a literary quarterly founded in 1953 by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen and George Plimpton. Plimpton edited the Review from its founding until his death in 2003. In its first five years, The Paris Review published works by Jack Kerouac, Philip Larkin, V. S...
, Yale Review
Yale Review
The Yale Review is the self-proclaimed oldest literary quarterly in the United States. It is published by Yale University.It was founded originally in 1819 as The Christian Spectator. At its origin it was published to support Evangelicalism, but over time began to publish more on history and...
and Cover. A chapbook of his recent work is forthcoming with Groundwater Press. His last project, Climbing the Stairs, a documentary about his life and poetry (with John Ashbery
John Ashbery
John Lawrence Ashbery is an American poet. He has published more than twenty volumes of poetry and won nearly every major American award for poetry, including a Pulitzer Prize in 1976 for his collection Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror. But Ashbery's work still proves controversial...
), directed by Neil Grayson and produced by Dactyl Foundation for the Arts & Humanities, was released in 2004. Henry has been an advisory board member and Poetry Series Director at Dactyl Foundation
Dactyl Foundation
Dactyl Foundation is a 501 not-for-profit arts organization in New York City founded by Neil Grayson and Tori Alexander.-History:Founded in 1996 in the "evening of the postmodern day," Dactyl Foundation supports an aesthetic that is informed by science, history, and philosophy...
since 1998. Henry graduated from Columbia College, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1972 with a B.A. in English. He studied poetry under Kenneth Koch
Kenneth Koch
Kenneth Koch was an American poet, playwright, and professor, active from the 1950s until his death at age 77...
. Henry has received awards from The Cornell Woolrich Fellowship, Columbia University, The National Endowment for the Arts, the Ann and Erlo Von Waveren Foundation, and NYFA
NYFA
The acronym NYFA can refer to:* New York Film Academy* New York Foundation for the Arts...
artists' fund. He taught at C.W. Post College on Long Island and Manhattan's and School of Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
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