Background
Stevens, Elisabeth Goss was born on August 11, 1929 in Rome. Daughter of George May and Elisabeth (Stryker) Stevens.
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RAGBAG is the twelfth book and fourth collection of poetry by prize-winning fiction writer/artist/critic Elisabeth Goss Stevens. RAGBAG focuses intensely, and often humorously, on the mundane but powerful things that dominate our everyday lives. Old clothes, zippers, an elastic sock, an empty refrigerator and even dust assume unexpected, sometimes threatening importance and underlying meanings. "Anyone reading Elisabeth Stevens' poetry will be drawn in by the depth of its emotion and simultaneous control: the perception is wonderfully acute." Josephine Jacobsen, 21st poet laureate of the United States "Comic irony is the lens through which Elisabeth Stevens views her world of spare romance and failed expectations as well as fulfilling moments of daily joy. Beneath the wry comedy is a terror at what has not been seen and which may yet reappear more boldly. The combination makes her poems teasing and quirky, and quietly but powerfully provocative." Martin Tucker, poet, critic and editor of Confrontation
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(The ten large and imaginative etchings pictured and docum...)
The ten large and imaginative etchings pictured and documented in this catalog were created by Elisabeth Stevens from 1989 to 2006 on 22x28-inch zinc plates and 31-inch diameter copper rondos. All were hand printed in small editions. They often picture energetic nudes influenced by figures from Classical Greek vases such as the sensual MA on the catalog's color cover. Other works involve dream memories such as: When I Was Three, I Flew Across the Front Parlor Over Their Heads or ironic commentaries such as the Death of Santa Claus. Three strange, metaphorical rondos depict Chaos, Metamorphosis, and finally, Apotheosis. Always, these are highly original works in which imagination runs rampant.
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Stevens, Elisabeth Goss was born on August 11, 1929 in Rome. Daughter of George May and Elisabeth (Stryker) Stevens.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1951. Master of Arts with high honors, Columbia University, 1956.
Editorial associate Art News Magazine, 1964-1965. Art critic and reporter Washington Post, Washington, 1965-1966. Freelance art critic and reporter Baltimore, since 1966.
Contributing art critic Wall Street Journal, New York City, 1969-1972. Art critic Trenton (New Jersey) Times, 1974-1977. Art and architecture critic The Baltimore Sun, 1978-1986.
Critic-at-large srqradio.com, since 2004. Art correspondent Sarasota Herald Tribune, 2005—2007. Contributing writer The Senses magazine, 2007.
(The ten large and imaginative etchings pictured and docum...)
(The ten large and imaginative etchings pictured and docum...)
(RAGBAG is the twelfth book and fourth collection of poetr...)
(Book by Stevens, Elisabeth)
(Book by Elisabeth Stevens)
Member College Art Association, Authors Guild, Society of America Graphic Artists, Women Contemporary Artists Sarasota.
Married Robert Schleussner, Junior, March 12, 1966 (deceased 1977). 1 child, Laura Schleussner Stevens Forné.