William Burroughs' later phase as painter, "Shotgun art" a beginning work at his side, "The Bunker" his old loft on New York's Bowery, 1984. He'd recently moved to Lawerence, Kansas, was visiting New York.
1984
Allen Ginsberg
Artist, American, 1926 - 1997
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 23 × 34.5 cm (9 1/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
sheet: 31.9 × 41.9 cm (12 9/16 × 16 1/2 in.)
mat: 39.8 × 49.8 cm (15 11/16 × 19 5/8 in.) -
Accession Number
2012.118.88
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Allen Ginsberg Estate; Gary and Ellen Davis, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2012.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
signed by artist, across bottom in black ink: William Burroughs' later phase as painter, “Shotgun art” a beginning work at his side, “The Bunker” / his old loft on New York’s Bowery, 1984. He’d recently moved to Lawrence, Kansas, was visiting / New York. Allen Ginsberg; lower center of mat typed on white paper (has separated from mat): Phase ultérieure de William Burroughs comme peintre, “Shotgun Art” une oeuvre des débuts à côté de lui, “The Bunker”, son ancient loft du Bowery à New York, 1984. Il avait récemment déménagé à Lawrence, Kansas, et était en visite à New York.; on verso, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: GD-AG-50; lower right: GDC-953; by unknown hand, lower left of mat circled in graphite: #29; lower center: Image #8128 GD-AG-50; lower right GDC-953 37
Wikidata ID
Q64073644