Fond Kiki William's friend, W.S. Burroughs, Chris Wanklin at another table in T-shirt, Soco Chico Tanger Maroc circa mid-fifties, negative in my archives.

c. 1955, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image depicts three men at a small round table covered with a tablecloth. The man on the left has short dark hair and a clean-shaven face, wearing a light-colored shirt with the sleeves rolled up. In the center, a man with short hair and a clean-shaven face wears a checkered blazer over a light shirt. The man on the right is casually dressed in a T-shirt with a graphic design, short hair, and glasses. A glass is on the table. The background shows a building facade with large, open, shuttered windows, a Coca-Cola sign, and other people seated at similar tables, suggesting it is an outdoor café or restaurant setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.5 x 35.8 cm (9 1/4 x 14 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 31 x 42 cm (12 3/16 x 16 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.131.34

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: Fond Kiki William's friend, W.S. Burroughs, Chris Wanklin at another table in T-shirt, Soco Chico Tanger Maroc circa mid-fifties, negative in my archives.; on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: 13/127; by unknown hand, center in graphite: 1950? / 13/127

Wikidata ID

Q64073262

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