Peter Orlovsky coming from bath, Jerry Heiserman (Sufi "Hassan") & friend, Kitchen evening, February 19, 1984 New York.

1984, printed 1991

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows three individuals in a kitchen setting. The first person, standing, is holding a carton of milk and a towel. The second person is seated and wearing a fedora hat, a dark coat, and a light-colored shirt, looking down at a booklet or magazine. The third person is seated next to them, wearing a cap, a dark jacket, and resting their cheek on one hand. The kitchen environment includes an open refrigerator with bottles and containers, a stove with pots and pans, a counter with dishes and a cup, a poster with a photo of a man on the wall, and shelves and cabinets in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 20 x 30 cm (7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 x 35.4 cm (10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.131.27

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: Peter Orlovsky coming from bath, Jerry Heiserman (Sufi "Hassan") & friend, Kitchen evening, February 19, 1984 New York.; on verso, by artist's hand, upper right in graphite: #177/#8708 Boh/#6 Signed 3/14/91 / AG

Wikidata ID

Q64073237

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