Joe Brainard

Joe Brainard (1942–1994) was a visual artist and writer. Among his books are the classic and widely loved I Remember, Collected Writings, and many shorter volumes. His paintings, assemblages, and collages are in many private and public collections, such as those of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

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