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E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings (1894–1962) was an American poet, painter and playwright.

Also recorded as e. e. cummings; Edward Estlin Cummings; E. Estlin Cummings; e e cummings; EE cummings; Edward Eatlin Cummings.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Edward Estlin Cummings.

Born at Cambridge in 1894, died at Joy Farm in 1962.

In detail

E. E. Cummings studied at Harvard University and Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. the recorded working language is American English and English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are modernist. The authority associates the name with surrealism. Gertrude Stein and Amy Lawrence Lowell are recorded as an influence.

Residence is recorded at Irving Street and E.E. Cummings House. Membership is recorded of Academy of American Poets and American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Works named in the authority record are The Enormous Room, Tulips and Chimneys, is 5, CIOPW, EIMI and No Thanks.

Work by E. E. Cummings is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Whitney Museum of American Art.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Bollingen Prize, Shelley Memorial Award and Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “E. E. Cummings”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q298703: E. E. Cummings

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