Document Type
Article
Date
Spring 1984
Keywords
Syracuse University Special Collections, William Lescaze Papers, Hart Crane, architecture, modernism, poetry, Machine Age
Language
English
Disciplines
American Studies | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Modern Literature
Description/Abstract
This article expounds upon the unique relationship between the architect William Lescaze and poet Hart Crane after Lescaze's emigration to the United States during the early twentieth century. Lescaze's knowledge of European modernism influenced Crane's poems, which sought to counteract the pessimism of modern poets (for example T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland"), and provide affirmation of the Machine Age.
Recommended Citation
Shapiro, Lindsay Stamm. "William Lescaze and Hart Crane: A Bridge Between Architecture and Poetry." William Lescaze and the Rise of Modern Design in America. Spec. issue of The Courier 19.1 (1984): 25-28.
Source
local input
Included in
American Studies Commons, History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons, Modern Literature Commons
Additional Information
Part of the proceedings of the symposium "William Lescaze and the Rise of Modern Design in America", held at the Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York, on February 15th and 16th, 1984.