John Giorno, Henry Geldzahler, in his garden West 9th Street, N.Y.C., Raymond Foye, A. Ginsberg rear, next to Francesco Clemente (whose Castelli - Mary Boone painting show was to open later that day with receptions), William Burroughs stepping forward glass in hand arms round Alan Ansen's shoulders, March 30, 1985. Snapped by Ira Silverberg. Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
1985
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 19.5 × 18.75 cm (7 11/16 × 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 25.4 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Gary Davis
Accession Number
2015.163.3
About the Artist
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), born in Newark, New Jersey, emerged as a multifaceted figure in American culture, best known as a Beat Generation poet but also a prolific visual artist whose photographs, drawings, and prints captured the raw energy of his era. His early life offers little documentation on artistic training, though he attended Columbia University in the 1940s, where he formed connectio...