Claudia Mulero
"Joe Brainard was one of the nicest artists I have ever known. Nice as a person, and nice as an artist."
- John Ashbery
This website is dedicated to the collection of covers made by Joe Brainard who was known for collaborating with other artists and poets from the New York School. This collection highlights the meaningful friendships that linked the School through the sheer amount of book and magazine covers that Brainard created for his friends.
About Joe
He was born in 1942 in Salem, Arkansas but moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma as a child. He was talented in the arts from a young age.
In High School, he collaborated with Ron Padgett and David Gallup to produce a literary journal called The White Dove Review. He also became friends with Ted Berrigan who was a graduate student at the time.
He moved to New York City in 1960, then to Boston for some years to improve his art. In 1963 he returned to New York where he became friends with The New York School Poets
Joe Brainard was frequently described by his friends as gentle and caring. He was a nice person who saw art as an experience for others to enjoy.
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Covers
The covers collected in this page are dated from 1963 to 1992. However, most of them were published near the beginning of this period when Joe Brainard had just moved to New York. The first decade was the most productive in this form of his art because he had not yet made a name for himself. Later, he began creating out of his own interests and his covers became scarce.
Among the people he partnered with the most common names were Kenward Elmslie, Ted Berrigan, and Ron Padgett. These were his closest friends.
About Joe
He was born in 1942 in Salem, Arkansas but moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma as a child. He was talented in the arts from a young age.
In High School, he collaborated with Ron Padgett and David Gallup to produce a literary journal called The White Dove Review. He also became friends with Ted Berrigan who was a graduate student at the time.
He moved to New York City in 1960, then to Boston for some years to improve his art. In 1963 he returned to New York where he became friends with The New York School Poets