Larry Rivers with his portrait of John Ashbery's poem "Pyrography" 1977, his studio Southhampton, L.I. He worked out with weight-lift instructor that afternoon, as well as cut forms for 3-D styrofoam-paint-canvas construction, July 7, 1985

1985, printed 1990

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image depicts a man standing upright and facing the camera. He has short tousled hair and a mature facial structure. He is wearing a fitted black tank top, dark pants, and casual shoes. Surrounding him are various art supplies and artworks, including a large painted canvas, other canvases, and scattered paper on the floor. The background shows an unfinished room with exposed beams and wires on the ceiling, giving it an industrial studio feel.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.8 x 18.5 cm (10 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.131.8

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: Larry Rivers with his portrait of John Ashbery's poem "Pyrography" 1977, his studio Southhampton, L.I. He worked out with weight-lift instructor that afternoon, as well as cut forms for 3-D styrofoam-paint-canvas construction, July 7, 1985.; on verso, by artist's hand, upper center in graphite: 393/13,727 / 7/7/85 / Print 9/30/90 SK / Signed 10/1/90 AG

Wikidata ID

Q64073179

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