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.
1913 – 1991
- Biography/Description of Work
Poet and author, Loeser won the Young Poet’s Prize from Poetry magazine in 1943. Later that year, she married the man who notified her, Peter DeVries. The couple moved to Westport in 1948. Loeser’s works, both poetry and short stories, generally appeared first in The New Yorker, but were also published in collections: “Tomorrow Will Be Monday: Stories of Parents and Children” (1964), “The Archers at Home” (1968) about a suburban couple afflicted with empty-nest syndrome, and “A Thousand Pardons” (1982) stories about a Westport couple who enjoy their lives and the changing seasons.
- Sources view
- https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/08/obituaries/katinka-loeser-story-writer-77-collections-told-of-suburban-life.html
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