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Reference code
US US-kylobm TMC-RG5-i-l-L02
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
Drawings for Jay: Greek warriors, sages and athletes. Birds. [For James Laughlin, L02.]
Date(s)
- undated (Creation)
- undated (Creation)
Extent
1 page (28 cm tall by 22 cm wide) on three-hole-punched paper
Name of creator
(1915-1968)
Biographical history
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author of more than seventy books that include poetry, personal journals, collections of letters, social criticism, and writings on peace, justice, and ecumenism.
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Scope and content
The second page of fourteen pages of drawings in a set created for James Laughlin.