Items

• "The Transient" - Saturday Evening Post

  "The Transient" is a self-contained section of "Boswell" that was published before the novel's release.
• Ellen Sue Jacobson's Bas Mitzvah Invitation
• Stanley's Bar Mitzvah Invitation
• Publication List of Submissions on ACCENT Letterhead

  Stanley used the letterhead of the University of Illinois literary magazine to track a publication list of submissions.
• Collage with Unspeakable Practices Poster

  UNSPEAKABLE PRACTICES signed poster and related photographs of the participants. (See “Life of the Writer and Artist” section.) The collage was created and framed by Joan Elkin and was displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Family Collage with Stanley's Walk of Fame Star

  Joe Edwards and Stanley with Stanley’s Walk of Fame star, with various photos of friends and colleagues including Howard Nemerov, Herb Yellin, and family, including Molly and Joan Elkin at Molly’s wedding. The collage was created and framed by Joan Elkin and was displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Family Collage with Stanley's Watercolor Portrait

  Stanley in front of his portrait hanging in Olin Library, with various photos of family, friends and colleagues, and the photo of Joan and Stanley sitting at a table that inspired the watercolor in this exhibition. The collage was created and framed by Joan Elkin and was displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Family Collage with Stanley Studio Portrait

  Studio portrait of child Stanley surrounded by various photos of family. The collage was created and framed by Joan Elkin and was displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri.
• The Muses Are Heard and A Bad Man

  Collage of a portion of a tearsheet of Elkin’s essay, “The Muses Are Heard,” dust jacket of the French edition of A Bad Man, "Un sale type,” and various additional tearsheets of illustrations. Originally framed by Joan Elkin and displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri.
• California

  Collage of tearsheets related to Elkin’s essays, “An American in California” and “An American in Northern California,” published in California in 1990. Originally framed by Joan Elkin and displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri.
• The Best American Short Stories

  Two dust jackets mounted originally in frames by Joan Elkin and displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri.
• The Dick Gibson Show

  Collage of clippings and advertisements related to the publishing of The Dick Gibson Show. Originally framed by Joan Elkin and displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Van Gogh's Room at Arles, Boswell: A Modern Comedy, and The Magic Kingdom

  Collage of dust jackets for all three books and various tearsheets of illustrations. Originally framed by Joan Elkin and displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Some Overrated Masterpieces

  Collage of a portion of a tearsheet of Elkin’s essay, “Some Overrated Masterpieces,” and various additional tearsheets of illustrations. Originally framed by Joan Elkin and displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Criers and Kibitzers, Kibitzers and Criers; Boswell: A Modern Comedy; and A Bad Man

  Collage of dust jackets for various editions and an advertisement for Boswell. Originally framed by Joan Elkin and displayed in the Elkin home in St. Louis, Missouri.
• Stanley Elkin and Joan Elkin At Table

  Joan often accompanied Stanley on work trips, especially as his MS worsened. This painting captures them in conversation at Sewanee Writers Conference.
• Stanley Elkin and Jerome Charyn

  Watercolor painting of Stanley Elkin and Jerome Charyn sitting outdoors in chairs.
• Man with Flowers in His Beard (Rabbi of Lud)

  Intaglio with watercolor. A character from Stanley’s novel, The Rabbi of Lud, inspired this painting of a man with flowers growing from his beard.
• Sewanee Writers' Conference Summer 1993 Conference Poster

  Poster advertising the Sewanee Writers' Conference held at the University of the South from July 20 to August 1, 1993. The reverse includes faculty headshots and brief biographies.
• Stanley Elkin Holding Suitcase

  Oil. 1982. Elkin is standing amid Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference chairs with unidentified people in the background.