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(1942-2022) Critic, poet. Peter Schjeldahl was born in Fargo, North Dakota, and died in Bovina, New York. He wrote for The New Yorker, Art News, The New York Times, and The Village Voice

Full Name

Peter Schjeldahl

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Schjeldahl spent time in Manhattan's Lower East Side and attended Kenneth Koch's poetry workshop at the New School while working at The Jersey Journal in Jersey City, New Jersey.

1942

BIRTH

Peter Charles Schjeldahl was born in Fargo, North Dakota, on March 20, 1942.

1968

LITWORK

White Country: Poems
Corinth; First Edition (January 1, 1968)

Collection of poetry.

1978

LITWORK

Since 1964: New and Selected Poems
Sun Dial Press, Inc.; 1st edition (January 1, 1978)
091534226X / 978-0915342266
Collection of poetry.

1990

LITWORK

The 7 Days Art Columns
The Figures (January 1, 1990)
0935724419 / 978-0935724417
Nonfiction.

1991

LITWORK

The Hydrogen Jukebox: Selected Writings of Peter Schjeldahl, 1978-1990
University of California Press, Aug 26, 1991

Literary criticism.

2008

LITWORK

Let's See: Writings on Art from The New Yorker
Thames & Hudson; 1st edition (May 1, 2008)
0500238455 / 978-0500740101

2008

LITWORK

Let's See: Writings on Art from The New Yorker
Thames & Hudson; 1st edition (May 1, 2008)
0500238455 / 978-0500740101
Nonfiction.

2019

LITWORK

Hot, Cold, Heavy, Light: 100 Art Writings, 1988-2018
Abrams Press; First Edition (June 4, 2019)
1419734385 / 978-1419734380
Collection of writings.

2022

RESIDENCE

Mr. Schjeldahl had a home in the East Village of Manhattan, New York.

2022

RESIDENCE

Mr. Schjeldahl had a home in Bovina, New York.

2022

DEATH

Peter Schjeldahl died at his home in Bovina, New York, on October 21, 2022.

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