Author: MacLEISH, Archibald
Title: Frescoes for Mr. Rockefeller's City
Description: New York, The John Day Company, (1933). First Edition. Softcover. Printed pamphlet, 28 pages; dedicated to Carl Sandburg. No. 29 of the JOHN DAY Pamphlets. SIGNED by the poet on the front cover. Near Fine Archibald MacLeish was not only a well-known poet but also served as Librarian of Congress, appointed by Franklin Roosevelt, a position he used to reorganize and promote the institution. In addition to winning three Pulitzer Prizes, MacLeish was commissioned by the NEW YORK TIMES to write a poem to celebrate the Apollo 11 moon landing, which he entitled "Voyage to the Moon" and which appeared on the front page of the 21 July 1969 edition of the paper.

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