An affair taking place between two people
Does "Perhaps an affair took place between the artist and the writer" mean that perhaps Johns and O’Hara were in sexual relationship with each other?
Context:
In Silver’s reading, In Memory makes direct reference to the secretiveness that by necessity characterized homosexual culture in the US during the conservative 1950s. Johns’ painting consists of two hinged panels positioned like a diptych; one can then close the painting upon itself and completely seal it from view. Johns takes the painting’s title from one of O’Hara’s poems; it can be read as marking loss, and it may suggest more intimate relationships. Perhaps an affair took place between the artist and the writer. O’Hara’s poem also reflects on the loss of falling out of love. Silver notes that in the same year that this painting appeared, Johns’ relationship with Robert Rauschenberg was coming to a close.
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red apple Does "Perhaps an affair took place between the artist and the writer" mean that perhaps Johns and O’Hara were in sexual relationship with each other? Perhaps it was platonic, but yes.
- red apple Does "Perhaps an affair took place between the artist and the writer" mean that perhaps Johns and O’Hara were in sexual relationship with each other?
- Perhaps it was platonic, but yes.
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red appleDoes "Perhaps an affair took place between the artist and the writer" mean that perhaps Johns and O’Hara were in sexual relationship with each other?
Perhaps it was platonic, but yes.
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