VALÉORINE London

Léonie Adams

Léonie Adams was an American poet, writer and university teacher (1899–1988). She was born at Brooklyn and died at New Milford.

Also recorded as Léonie Fuller Adams; Leonie Adams; Leonie Fuller Adams; Leonie Fuller.

Léonie Adams in brief

Born
1899
Died
1988
Known for
poet, writer and university teacher
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Contents

Identity and origins

Léonie Adams was recorded at birth as Léonie Fuller. The authorities additionally record the headings Léonie Fuller Adams, Leonie Adams, Leonie Fuller Adams and Leonie Fuller. Her recorded language was English.

She married William Troy.

Career and activity

Léonie Adams worked in poetry.

She was employed by Sarah Lawrence College. She belonged to American Academy of Arts and Letters. She worked at New Milford.

Recognition and collections

Léonie Adams received Guggenheim Fellowship, Bollingen Prize, United States Poet Laureate, Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets and Shelley Memorial Award.

Catalogued works

12 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1922 to 1943.

Those not elect. The tale of Tenjin. A casque for Amadis. University and College Poetry Prizes, 1957-1961. Poems; a selection. Poems. High falcon & other poems. Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, dated 1941, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1952.203. Portrait of Rosette Loewenstein, dated 1922/59, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1959.868. Portrait of Annette Rosenshine, dated 1932, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1959.869. Afternoon Sun, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, No. 8 from "Portfolio Two: The National Parks and Monuments" (1950), dated 1943, printed 1950, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1959.530.8. Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, dated c. 1937, printed 1959, gelatin silver print, no. 9 from "portfolio three: yosemite valley" (1959), held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1960.372.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Louise Bogan and Léonie Adams, Chicago Review, 1954.

In detail

Léonie Adams studied at Barnard College. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is poetry.

Residence is recorded at New Milford. Employment is recorded with Sarah Lawrence College. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Bollingen Prize, United States Poet Laureate and Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets.

Chronology

  1. 1899Léonie Adams born at Brooklyn.
  2. 1988Léonie Adams died at New Milford.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Léonie Adams”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    Consult the source
  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q467163: Léonie Adams

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Consult the source

Elsewhere in Books

16,070 published records in this field, each with its sources named.

Best supported in this field

Read the complete books index

For owners

Own a work by Léonie Adams?

A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.

Request a valuationHow selling works