Who Knew WashU?

James Merrill question
Question: Which Pulitzer Prize-winning poet used a hand-drawn Ouija board, now in WashU’s collection, when writing his 90-page poem “The Book of Ephraim”? *

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WashU named Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence

Washington University in St. Louis has been recognized as a Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence by the Focused Ultrasound Foundation.

Komal Shah on ‘Making Their Mark’

Influential collector Komal Shah discusses “Making Their Mark.” Currently on view at WashU’s Kemper Art Museum, the exhibition places work by renowned figures such as Howardena Pindell, Joan Mitchell and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith in dialogue with contemporary practitioners such as Katharina Grosse, Lorna Simpson, Sarah Sze and Mary Weatherford.


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