"Death Masks" in The Lit
Item
Merrill, James. 1943. “‘Death Masks’ in The Lit”. Exhibit Cases 1-2: Love and Money, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/39945
- Title
- "Death Masks" in The Lit
- Description
- James Merrill's poem "Death Masks" from an issue of the Lawrenceville publication The Lit. The poem is a dramatic monologue spoken by a man who sells death masks made from the faces of artists.
- Subject
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995
- Creator
- Merrill, James
- Source
- Cataloged item: PN 5.8 I 84 v. 48: no. 3 4o
- Date
- 1943: February
- Relation
- Exhibit Cases 1-2: Love and Money
- James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 79
- Format
- Magazine excerpt, 1 leaf recto and verso
- Language
- English
- Type
- Poem
- Identifier
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Merrill_The_Lit_002.jpg - Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- Site pages
- Love and Money - Publications
Merrill, James. 1943. “‘Death Masks’ in The Lit”. Exhibit Cases 1-2: Love and Money, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/39945