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The Occident

Archives of American Art

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Object Details

Creator

Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014

Subject

Thompson, Bob (Robert Louis)

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 poem : typescript ; 28 x 22 cm.

Summary

Identification in upper right corner of page (handwritten): A poem to be read at Bob Thompson's funeral.
Additional note in same hand, lower right reads "Leroi Jones," the poet who later changed his name to Amiri Baraka.

Citation

Amiri Baraka. The Occident, 1966 June. Bob Thompson papers, 1949-2005. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1966 June

Record number

(DSI-AAA)8955

Type

Writings

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Bob Thompson papers, 1949-2005

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_8955

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