Weldon Kees and the Midcentury Generation

Weldon Kees (1914-55) was a poet, storyteller, critic, painter, musician, and filmmaker. This is a collection of letters that shed light on the kee's complex personality. This work traces the odyssey of a Nebraska boy who made his way in a fiercely competitive national scene, befriending the movers and shakers of the art worlds on both coasts.