"Living in New York and Paris, the American poet John Ashbery (1927-2017) formed enduring friendships with artists, including Jane Freilicher, Larry Rivers, Jean Hélion, Niki de Saint Phalle, Joe Brainard, and many others. They gave Ashbery artworks that later filled the home he shared with his husband, David K. Kermani. Presenting works on paper from Ashberys collection, a selection of which Kermani gave to the Morgan Library & Museum, this book traces the friendships connecting some of the most influential figures in arts and letters of the last half century"-- Provided by publisher.