Charles Olson 1963 Vancouver. Warren Tallman's house. Bobbie. Robert Creeley Working Proof.

1963, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image is a composite of two black and white photos side by side. On the left, a man is captured in close-up profile view, displaying only his upper body. He is turning slightly, looking to the side, wearing glasses, with a receding hairline, curly white hair, and a thick beard. He is dressed in a checkered shirt, and the background shows trees and foliage. On the right side, two people are shown. In the center, a man from the waist up, positioned at an angle, with short dark hair, a mustache, and a light-colored shirt. A woman's face is partially visible, wearing glasses and looking away. Another person on the far right is partially obscured and wears glasses. The background shows greenery, trees, and part of a house.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.1 x 22.9 cm (5 15/16 x 9 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 x 35.5 cm (10 7/8 x 14 in.)
    left section: 15.1 x 11 cm (5 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
    right section: 15.1 x 11 cm (5 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.131.32


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: Charles Olson 1963 Vancouver. Warren Tallman's house. Bobbie. Robert Creeley Working Proof; on mount verso, by unknown hand, across lower center in graphite: GD-AG-52; across lower right: GDC 944

Wikidata ID

Q64073246

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