A Conversation for Hart Crane - American Poet

"Brooklyn Bridge", 1971, Robert Indiana

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Steve K.

Hanging in my living room is a big (2.5x3.5') signed print of the subject work, which you can see here (about a third of the way down):

http://www.athsalumni.org/Robertindiana.htm

I'm pretty sure the inscriptions in each of the four circular images are from the Hart Crane poem:

"And we see night lifted in thy arms
How could mere toil align thy choiring strings
Silver paced as though the sun took step of thee
Thy cables breath the North Atlantic still"

I read a book long ago about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, an amazing feat given the technology of the times. Here in Houston, a suspension bridge was built in recent years, the only newsworthy item was the cost overrun. It does look good, tho. smiley - bigeyes

Picture here:

http://www.structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000555


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