Jack Kerouac the last time he visited my apartment 704 East 5th Street, Lower East Side. Gregory Corso was with him, he looked just like his late Father (described in The Town and the City his first novel) - corpulent red faced W. C. Fields shuddering with mortal horror, grimacing on D.M.T. psychedelic I'd brought back from Timothy Leary's Millbrook Commune, Fall 1964.

1964, printed 1990

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a man seated on a softly upholstered chair. He is in a relaxed position, with one arm resting on the arm of the chair and his legs crossed. His other hand is raised to his forehead, partially obscuring his face. The man has a broad nose and an open mouth. He is wearing a cap and a checkered jacket over a checkered shirt. There is a suitcase or bag beside the chair, and the setting resembles a living room or a study, with chairs and a tapestry on the wall. The flooring appears to be covered with a textured carpet. The lighting casts soft shadows around the room, creating a warm ambiance. Handwritten text below the image adds personal context to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.1 x 20 cm (10 11/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.131.31

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: Jack Kerouac the last time he visited my apartment 704 East 5th Street, Lower East Side. Gregory Corso was with him, he looked just like his late Father (discribed [sic] in The Town and the City his first novel) - corpulent red faced W. C. Fields shuddering with mortal horror, grimacing on D.M.T. psychedelic I'd brought back from Timothy Leary's Millbrook Commune, Fall 1964.; on verso, by artist's hand, upper center in graphite: Fall / 1964 #68/1547 / SID Kaplan print / Signed A. Ginsberg 9/27/90

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