Harvey Oxenhorn (1951-1990) was an American academic and author most famous for writing the book, Tuning the Rig. He was the director of the public policy communications program at Harvard University. His thesis was entitled Elemental Things: The Poetry of Hugh MacDiarmid. He taught at both Stanford and Tufts University before accepting a position at Harvard, first as an instructor, and then as director of the program in 1983. In addition to nonfiction, he also wrote poetry. His work has been included in such publications as The Atlantic, Ploughshares, and The Southern Review. He spent a considerable amount of time in writing residencies such as MacDowell and Yaddo. Tuning the Rig, a nonfiction account of Oxenhorn's time at sea on a scientific whaling expedition, was reviewed favorably in many newspapers, including in the Toronto Star, The New York Times, and the Ottawa Citizen. His doctoral thesis was also turned into a book, receiving positive reviews. Oxenhorn was in the process of writing a book about his experiences with teaching children in Kenya at Yaddo when he died in a car crash in Hillside, New York.
Harvey Oxenhorn
Studios
Schelling
Harvey Oxenhorn worked in the Schelling studio.
Marian MacDowell funded construction of this studio the year that the organization was established and the first artists arrived for residency. It was called Bark Studio until 1933, when it was renamed in honor of Ernest Schelling, a composer, pianist, and orchestral leader who served as president of what was then called the Edward MacDowell…