Allen Ginsberg

The image shows the upper half of a person standing in an indoor setting. The individual is positioned facing the camera, slightly turned to the right. They have a long, straight hairstyle with bangs that cover their forehead, and are wearing round-framed glasses. Their facial expression appears relaxed. The person is dressed in a lightweight, textured cardigan over what seems to be a light-colored top. They are holding a white disposable cup with both hands. In the background, there is a blurred crowd of people, some of whom are wearing hats and coats. The wall behind the subjects is plain, with some ceiling lighting fixtures visible.

Patti Smith, poet, 70's cult pop singer, devotee of Rimbaud & Wm. Burroughs, retired 14 years from stage to raise children, her husband passed away. We did Buddhist Jewel Heart Center benefit in 4,000 seat Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor U. of Michigan, she came out of retirement; next day signed new volume Early Work 1970-1979 in bookstore, then we suppered at Gelek Rinpoche's house, February 17, 1995.

Allen Ginsberg

1995, printed 1995

Gelatin silver print Accession ID 2010.137.27

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The image shows two musicians playing on stage. One musician is in the forefront, playing an electric guitar, while the other musician, slightly in the background, is playing a string instrument. They are performing in a live venue with stage lighting and other typical equipment.

Danny Kalb, Cafe Au Go Go Bleecker Street, I came by with his student my work-mate Peter Hale to hear late set, Greenwich Village, N.Y., April 12, 1995.

Allen Ginsberg

1995

Gelatin silver print Accession ID 2017.165.38

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The image shows an older man sitting with a slightly forward-leaning posture, resting his arms on his knees. He has a lined face with prominent cheekbones and wears square eyeglasses. His dark, short hair is slightly combed back. He is dressed in a light-colored cardigan over a button-up shirt and dark-colored pants, holding a pipe in one hand. The background features the entrance to a building with tall double doors and stone walls. The photograph is in black and white, with a handwritten note at the bottom.

Dic Jones, ex Bardic Chair-holder, farmer on school steps where Eisteddfod Englynion contest was held. In the Night: "No hymn of birds, no Tremor -- save the sounds of the sea's sad tenor, / The stars ascend in splendor / and the dark creeps round the door." Aberystwyth, Wales April 8, 1995.

Allen Ginsberg

1995

Gelatin silver print Accession ID 2017.165.20

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An elderly woman is seated at a dining table. She gazes at the camera with her head slightly turned to the right. Her short, gray hair is neatly styled, and she wears a garment with long sleeves and a double strand of pearls. She holds a spoon above a glass dessert dish on the table. Beside her is another glass. Behind her, there is a mural of a polar bear and a person with a spear in front of icy mountains. The ceiling displays recessed lights.

Lita Hornick in her dining room, dessert for our lunch, Richard Boseman’s “The Norseman” on her north wall, we thought to visit Franz Klein exhibit at Whitney Museum a few blocks from her Park Avenue apartment. Writer, critic, excellent art & poetry patron. February 2, 1995.

Allen Ginsberg

1995

Gelatin silver print Accession ID 2008.131.24

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The image shows a man seated at a table in a restaurant. He is facing the camera directly, with a serious expression. He is wearing a leather jacket over a shirt. On the table in front of him are items including a large glass, a pot of coffee, a cup, a sugar dispenser, and condiments. Multiple papers or napkins are scattered around the table, and there are partially obscured plates of food visible. The background features other diners, with at least two people seated at a table behind him. The setting includes a cozy ambiance with a hanging lamp, wall decorations, and a window on the left. The image is in black and white.

Lafcadio Orlovsky, with sister Marie. I went to Park Lake Rest Home Ronkonkoma L.I. where he’d been sheltered & sedated the last few years, silent - till Catholic Charities arranged for Day-Care thrice weekly, he woke a bit & began crayon drawing again, phoned me & asked me to visit with Marie after 2 years absence. “Can I go home and live with Marie?” We went to restaurant on highway nearby March 21, 1995.

Allen Ginsberg

1995

Gelatin silver print Accession ID 2012.118.62

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The image depicts an older man leaning against a stone wall. He has one hand in his pocket and the other resting on the wall. The man has gray hair, a beard, and large glasses. He is wearing a dark suit jacket, a light-colored shirt, and pants. The background shows a stone wall, a wooden fence, and a beach or coastal area in the distance under a lightly overcast sky.

Poet Dafydd Rowlands above Laugharne Bay & Dylan Thomas' boat-house, we'd drive back from Aberystwyth Eisteddfod englynion competition, met Bardic Chair-holders Dic Jones, & we returned to Swansea Poetry festival where I'd stayed nearly a week, April 8, 1995

Allen Ginsberg

1995

Gelatin silver print Accession ID 2013.145.28

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The image shows two men standing together outdoors next to a stone wall with a metal railing in the background. The man on the left has a bald head, a gray beard, and is wearing glasses. He is dressed in a patterned coat with a dark scarf. The man on the right also has gray hair and a beard, and he is wearing glasses. He is dressed in a dark suit and shirt with a handkerchief in his breast pocket. The background features a coastal scene with a sandy beach and a distant promontory. The sky is visible with faint outlines of distant landforms.

Welsh Poet Dafydd Rowlands & myself above Laugharne Bay & Dylan Thomas' Boat-house, he'd driven us back from Aberystwyth Eisteddfod englynion competition where we'd met ex-Bardic Chair-holder former Dic Jones, thence we returned to Swansea Poetry Festival where I'd stayed six days, April 5, 1995.

Allen Ginsberg

1995

Gelatin silver print Accession ID 2013.145.34

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Geoffrey Manough, day after 18th birthday, Poet visiting New York from College Chapel Hill, North Carolina, pasta salad on 1st ave. "I feel like I could Walk / into a forest / and start a fire with every footprint / ...I have found a me long buried / beneath sludge, gripe, and scabs / beneath discrimination and self-hate. / All devices aside, / I can now say that the race is won. / I'm over the line." From Mystic's Fists pamphlet. March 21, 1995.

Allen Ginsberg

1995

Gelatin silver print Accession ID 2016.184.16

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The image depicts a seated person with their upper body and head visible, smiling with their hands clasped in their lap. They are wearing round glasses and a hat similar to Uncle Sam's, along with a jacket and patterned shirt. Behind them, there is a small cabinet with a statue and a vase containing foliage. On the wall behind them, there is a framed picture and other decorative items. The room is decorated with floral arrangements and figurines.

Gelek Rimpoche, Tibetan Vajrayana teacher, visited to say Goodbye at his student Yael Crawford's house, Cleveland, Ohio, I'd stayed over with Philip Glass for Jewel Heart Meditation Center benefit. A Friend gave me this cloth-sewn Uncle Sam hat, too small for Rimpoche's dome. He'd just gotten U.S.A. citizenship & passport. Dalai Lama enshrined over mantel. March 20, 1995.

Allen Ginsberg

1995

Gelatin silver print Accession ID 2017.165.22

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The image shows a man seated, facing forward and looking at the camera. He has a bold graphic T-shirt with the text "KILL ALL" above an image of a gun. His head is bald with prominent facial features. One hand holds a leaflet while the other rests on a table with papers. In the background, a partly open door reveals a bookshelf with books. The setting suggests an indoor space with wooden furniture.

David Greenberg, Phi Beta Kappa Rutgers U. '93, Poet, art curator & essayist, guitar-singer Indie-Rock group "Pen Pal", co-editor Soft Skull Press, Great friend & scholar, fresh from 24th birthday head-shave: when you look at it closer it doesn't look menacing," he said first seeing this portrait. After graduation he stayed six months in little guest-room open-doored behind him. March 13, 1995.

Allen Ginsberg

1995

Gelatin silver print Accession ID 2013.145.44

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The image depicts a man sitting at a table with a graphic design t-shirt. He has a shaved head and distinctive facial features, looking directly at the camera. Paper, a pen, an open door, and a bookshelf can be seen in the background.

David Greenberg, Phi Beta Kappa Rutgers U. '93, poet, art curator & essayist, guitar song composer Indie-Rock group "Pen Pal", co-editor Soft Skull press, Corso friend & scholar, fresh from 24th birthday head-shave. After graduation he lived six months in little guest-room open-doored behind him, worked odd jobs in Manhattan. March 13, 1995.

Allen Ginsberg

1995

Gelatin silver print Accession ID 2008.131.25

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The image features a young child standing on a city sidewalk. The child is looking at the camera, with hands on their knees. They are wearing a striped hat, a patterned dress with a white collar, socks, and two-tone shoes. Buildings, parked cars, trees, pedestrians, and street signs can be seen in the background.

Inquisitive girl, I bowed down to say hello, a moment on sidewalk early summer, East 10 St between First and Avenue A, Lower E. Side N.Y. June 22, 1993 -

Allen Ginsberg

1993

Gelatin silver print Accession ID 2010.137.9

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Allen Ginsberg

Danny Kalb, Cafe Au Go Go Bleecker Street, I came by with his student my work-mate Peter Hale to hear late set, Greenwich Village, N.Y., April 12, 1995.

Danny Kalb, Cafe Au Go Go Bleecker Street, I came by with his student my work-mate Peter Hale to hear late set, Greenwich Village, N.Y., April 12, 1995.

Dic Jones, ex Bardic Chair-holder, farmer on school steps where Eisteddfod Englynion contest was held. In the Night: "No hymn of birds, no Tremor -- save the sounds of the sea's sad tenor, / The stars ascend in splendor / and the dark creeps round the door." Aberystwyth, Wales April 8, 1995.

Dic Jones, ex Bardic Chair-holder, farmer on school steps where Eisteddfod Englynion contest was held. In the Night: "No hymn of birds, no Tremor -- save the sounds of the sea's sad tenor, / The stars ascend in splendor / and the dark creeps round the door." Aberystwyth, Wales April 8, 1995.

Lita Hornick in her dining room, dessert for our lunch, Richard Boseman’s “The Norseman” on her north wall, we thought to visit Franz Klein exhibit at Whitney Museum a few blocks from her Park Avenue apartment. Writer, critic, excellent art & poetry patron. February 2, 1995.

Lita Hornick in her dining room, dessert for our lunch, Richard Boseman’s “The Norseman” on her north wall, we thought to visit Franz Klein exhibit at Whitney Museum a few blocks from her Park Avenue apartment. Writer, critic, excellent art & poetry patron. February 2, 1995.

Poet Dafydd Rowlands above Laugharne Bay & Dylan Thomas' boat-house, we'd drive back from Aberystwyth Eisteddfod englynion competition, met Bardic Chair-holders Dic Jones, & we returned to Swansea Poetry festival where I'd stayed nearly a week, April 8, 1995

Poet Dafydd Rowlands above Laugharne Bay & Dylan Thomas' boat-house, we'd drive back from Aberystwyth Eisteddfod englynion competition, met Bardic Chair-holders Dic Jones, & we returned to Swansea Poetry festival where I'd stayed nearly a week, April 8, 1995

Welsh Poet Dafydd Rowlands & myself above Laugharne Bay & Dylan Thomas' Boat-house, he'd driven us back from Aberystwyth Eisteddfod englynion competition where we'd met ex-Bardic Chair-holder former Dic Jones, thence we returned to Swansea Poetry Festival where I'd stayed six days, April 5, 1995.

Welsh Poet Dafydd Rowlands & myself above Laugharne Bay & Dylan Thomas' Boat-house, he'd driven us back from Aberystwyth Eisteddfod englynion competition where we'd met ex-Bardic Chair-holder former Dic Jones, thence we returned to Swansea Poetry Festival where I'd stayed six days, April 5, 1995.

Inquisitive girl, I bowed down to say hello, a moment on sidewalk early summer, East 10 St between First and Avenue A, Lower E. Side N.Y. June 22, 1993 -

Inquisitive girl, I bowed down to say hello, a moment on sidewalk early summer, East 10 St between First and Avenue A, Lower E. Side N.Y. June 22, 1993 -

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