{"id":72435,"date":"2026-02-12T12:25:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=72435"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:25:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:25:42","slug":"peter-mathiessen-had-many-eagle-eyed-identities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2026\/02\/peter-mathiessen-had-many-eagle-eyed-identities.html","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Peter Mathiessen Had Many Eagle-Eyed Identities<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Among them were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrb.co.uk\/the-paper\/v48\/n02\/christian-lorentzen\/i-m-always-in-the-club\">novelist, naturalist, fisherman, CIA spy<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mathiesen-birder-15.1x13.8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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