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Nothing Gold Can Stay

Nothing Gold Can Stay

"Nothing gold can stay." - Robert Frost

Most of us first read this deceptively simple poem in grade school, but some of us were first introduced to it by C. Thomas Howell as greaser-poet Pony Boy in the film The Outsiders. So it was with me. And when it was later assigned in school, my eyes lit up with recognition. There are worse ways to discover poetry. 

Purists will roll their eyes, but eighties movies were always sneaking us our vegetables. Dead Poets Society quotes Whitman and Tennyson extensively, Hannah and Her Sisters had e.e. cummings, Sophie's Choice had Dickinson, Platoon had T.S. Eliot, heck even Rutger Hauer's monologue at the end of Blade Runner had a distinctly William Blake vibe.

In this illustration, a waxing and waning moon (or sun) provides sustenance to a waxing and waning family of birds and the tree in which they make their home.

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• 11x14 inch art print with white border 
• Premium, fine art paper made in New York 
• Elegant eggshell finish
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• Fits into standard 11x14 frames (or a 16x20 frame matted to 11x14) 

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About Us

Obvious State is a creative studio and independent press founded by Nichole and Evan Robertson in 2011. We make bold, conceptual art that makes you think again.

In the age of clickbait, infotainment, and overstimulation, slow thought has become a luxury. Our work exists to change that. Every piece is handcrafted by Evan — art and language that provoke thought, inspire curiosity, and make the ideas that have always mattered feel urgent again.

Our books and prints are available in our shop and in bookstores and boutiques nationwide.

Our work has been featured at The Folger Shakespeare Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The American Writers Museum, The Emily Dickinson Museum, The Library of Congress, The Getty Museum, The Museum of Contemporary Art and more.