Bob Dylan, Tompkins Square Park, ten minutes later we were chased out onto Avenue A by homeless men sleeping in the bandshell who threw bottles at us mistakenly thinking we were taking their pictures. May 21, 1990.

1990

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image depicts a man standing on a paved path in an outdoor park setting. He is dressed in a white shirt, black trousers, and a leather jacket draped over his shoulders. The man has curly hair and a beard, with his head tilted downwards as he looks towards the camera. His hands are in the pockets of his pants. In the background, there is a black iron fence, large trees, and a streetlamp. At the bottom of the photograph, there is handwritten text in black ink.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.13 x 24.13 cm (9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 x 27.8 cm (14 x 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.108.8

  • Copyright

    Copyright (c) 2010 The Allen Ginsberg LLC. All rights reserved.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Allen Ginsberg Estate; Ellen and Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT (through Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery of Art, Washington; Grey Art Gallery & Study Center, New York University, New York; The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, 2010 - 2013, no. 89.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on sheet in black ink: Allen Ginsberg; artist inscription, across bottom under image: Bob Dylan, Tompkins Square Park, ten minutes later we were chased out onto Avenue A by homelessmen sleeping in the bandshell who threw bottles at us mistakenly thinking we were taking their pictures. May 21, 1990.

Wikidata ID

Q64073354

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