Joe Richey walking down main street of Bluefields, Nicaragua's East coast port, January 29, 1987, we were hosted by Sandinista poet Carlos Rigby

1987

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a man walking on a cobbled street. He is walking towards the camera, with a relaxed posture. He has a slender build, light-colored short hair, a neutral expression, and is wearing a shirt with rolled-up sleeves, white pants, and carrying a camera. The background includes residential structures, a utility pole with power lines, a child walking away from the camera on the right, and another child standing on the right side of the street. The scene suggests a quiet neighborhood with greenery and houses lining the road.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joe Richey

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.88 × 23.18 cm (6 1/4 × 9 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 × 25 cm (8 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.106.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joe Richey, Boulder, CO; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, across bottom in black ink: Joe Richey walking down main street of Bluefields, Nicaragua's East coast port, January / 29, 1987, we were hosted by Sandirasta [sic] poet Carlos Rigbi. [sic] Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand (artist?), upper right in graphite: RK7#42pn#32 / Bluefields / Nicaragua / 1/29/86

Wikidata ID

Q64073394

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