{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Edmund White, groundbreaking bard of gay literature, dies at 85","publication_date":"June 04, 2025","summary":"White documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as “A Boy’s Own Story” and “The Beautiful Room is Empty.”","author_name":"By Hillel Italie, Associated Press","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2025\/06\/9be7678734bc74092c16cc47a69afc38-GettyImages-88565860-1024x689.jpg","thumbnail_height":689,"thumbnail_width":1024}