by Ali Lewis (b. 1990)
The Orange Vendor
Language: English
Oranges on her head and oranges in her hand, flowers on a yellow poncho. She’s so much smaller than her clothes. I don’t know why I bought the print. Is it her one free hand, or the way she stacks so many things the wrong shape for balancing? Or how she shifts her weight to cope when she makes a sale, and an orange, or many oranges, are taken away?
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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
Confirmed with Ali Lewis, By Twos; A Critical Dissertation and Creative Portfolio, Durham University : Department of English Studies, 2023, p.207
Text Authorship:
- by Ali Lewis (b. 1990), "The Orange Vendor", subtitle: "After Natalia Goncharova" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Héloïse Werner (b. 1991), "The Orange Vendor" [ mezzo-soprano, baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-02-18
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