{"id":566,"date":"2018-12-07T12:50:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T17:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dlibwwwcit.services.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/?p=566"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:32:41","slug":"material-of-the-week-self-portrait-in-a-convex-mirror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/material-of-the-week-self-portrait-in-a-convex-mirror\/","title":{"rendered":"Material of the Week: Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published: 1984, San Francisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of Poetry, John Ashbery&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/search.library.brown.edu\/catalog\/b1183528\">Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror<\/a>, inspired by the portrait of the same name by Renaissance artist Parmigianino, is presented in a large metal case with, appropriately, a convex mirror in the center. Inside includes the poem and original prints.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"su_carousel_6a326042f3248\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-no su-carousel-responsive-yes\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"3\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/IMG-6416-e1748621522737.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Presentation case of \u201cSelf-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/IMG-6416-e1748621522737.jpg\" alt=\"Presentation case of \u201cSelf-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\u201d\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">Presentation case of \u201cSelf-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/IMG-6415-e1748621537181.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"First leaf of Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/IMG-6415-e1748621537181.jpg\" alt=\"First leaf of Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">First leaf of Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/IMG-6420-e1748621601416.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The convex mirror on the presentation case of \u201cSelf-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/IMG-6420-e1748621601416.jpg\" alt=\"The convex mirror on the presentation case of \u201cSelf-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\u201d\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">The convex mirror on the presentation case of \u201cSelf-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/IMG-6423-e1748621646253.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Print in \u201cSelf-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/IMG-6423-e1748621646253.jpg\" alt=\"Print in \u201cSelf-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\u201d\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">Print in \u201cSelf-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/IMG-6422-e1748621630550.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Print in \u201cSelf-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/IMG-6422-e1748621630550.jpg\" alt=\"Print in \u201cSelf-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\u201d\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">Print in \u201cSelf-Portrait in a Convex Mirror\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/IMG-6421-e1748621615530.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Portrait of the author, John Ashbery\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/concentrationfieldguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/IMG-6421-e1748621615530.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of the author, John Ashbery\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">Portrait of the author, John Ashbery<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published: 1984, San Francisco. A Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of Poetry, John Ashbery&#8217;s&nbsp;Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, inspired by the portrait of the same name by Renaissance artist Parmigianino, is presented in a large metal case with, appropriately, a convex mirror in the center. 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