With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Peter DeVries
Fiction, Journalism/Non-Fiction
1910 – 1993
- Biography/Description of Work
Having written a flattering essay about James Thurber while at Poetry magazine between 1938 and 1944, De Vries and Thurber became friends, and Thurber encouraged him to join the staff of The New Yorker. In response to his submission of work, he was offered a job and for the next forty plus years was a regular contributor and cartoon caption writer. He was known for his satire and wit, and wrote short stories, reviews, poetry, essays, a play, novellas, and twenty-three novels, some of which were adapted to film and theatre. De Vries and his wife, poet Katinka Loeser, moved to Westport in 1948.
- Sources view
- Rachel Carley, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_De_Vries, http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/09/27/peter-de-vries/, http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/27/16/2729.full Peter DeVries Article - New York Times - 1956-4-29, Peter DeVries Article - New York Times - 1964-2-17, Peter DeVries Article - New York Times - 1969-1-27, Peter DeVries Article - New York Times - 1983-12-19, Peter DeVries Article - New York Times - 1993-12-5, Peter DeVries Article - The Hartford Courant - 1980-8-24, Peter DeVries Article - The Hartford Courant - 1981-10-4, Peter DeVries Article - The Hartford Courant - 1986-5-25, Peter DeVries Obituary - New York Times - 1993-9-29, Peter DeVries Article - New York Times - 1983-6-12
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