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# Frank O’Hara’s Curatorial Eye
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/frank-oharas-curatorial-eye/
- Published: 2026-03-25T17:11:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T18:17:20.000Z
- Description: Though best remembered for his poetry, O’Hara championed artists like Helen Frankenthaler and organized several shows at the Museum of Modern Art during the Cold War.
- Author: Nathan Gelgud
- Tags: Comics, Book Review, Review, Books

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[Frank O’Hara and MoMA: New York Poet, Global Curator](http://bookshop.org/a/539/9781350398634?ref=hyperallergic.com) *(2025) by Matthew Holman is published by Bloomsbury and available online and through independent booksellers.*