Mona Van Duyn

Item

Merrill, James. n.d. “Mona Van Duyn”. Series_VI_Audiovisual, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38550

Title
Mona Van Duyn
Description
Mona Van Duyn: fellow prize-winning poet, early champion and good friend of James Merrill, she successfully solicited Merrill's literary papers for Washington University. In this photo she is standing in front of a painting of herself.
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator
Merrill, James
Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 205, Folder 39
Relation
Series_VI_Audiovisual
Exhibit Cases 5-6: Greece
James Merrill: Life and Art, photo inset and p. 344
See also For James Merrill: A Birthday Tribute, Van Duyn's June 24, 1964 letter to Merrill, and Merrill discussing the Modern Literature Collection.
Type
Photograph
Format
Photograph
1 jpeg. 600 ppi.
Identifier
MSS083_VI-1-c_1208.jpg
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Merrill, James. n.d. “Mona Van Duyn”. Series_VI_Audiovisual, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38550