Francesco Clemente, artist, & C.T. Nachiappan (his printer host in Madras at Kalakshetra Press -- Hanuman Editions) at Kiev restaurant on Second Avenue and 7th Street

1984, printed 1990

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows two individuals from the waist up. The person on the left is seated with his elbows raised and hands resting behind his head, leaning against a brick wall. He has a thin face with a short, dark beard and receding dark hair. He is dressed in a light-colored shirt and tie, with a dark jacket on. The second person is also seated and positioned in the foreground to the right, though only the top of his shoulders and head are visible. This individual is bald, with dark skin and is dressed in a light-colored shirt. The background consists of a textured brick wall on the left and partially visible shelves filled with items on the right.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.7 x 32.9 cm (8 9/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.5 x 40.5 cm (12 x 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.131.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Allen Ginsberg Estate; Ellen and Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT (through Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York); gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on sheet in black ink: Allen Ginsberg; artist inscription, across bottom under image: Francesco Clemente, artist, & C.T. Nachiappan (his printer host in Madras at Kalakshetra Press -- Hanuman Editions) at Kiev restaurant on Second Avenue and 7th Street, we wandered afterward over to Ramana Maharshi storefront ashram two blocks away, October 1984.; on verso, by artist's hand, upper center in graphite: Sid Kaplan print Sept '90 / Signed AG 9/27/90 / Oct 84; by unknown hands, lower right in graphite: #227/9631

Wikidata ID

Q64073167

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