Joe Richey and New York ladies on Roland Leggiardi-Laura's film crew, waiting at Ministerio de Cultura door, outside Managua, January 23, 1986

1986

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image depicts three individuals standing in a doorway of a building. The top half of their bodies is visible, and they are facing the camera. The person on the left is wearing a hat and holding a guitar case. The individual in the middle is wearing a sleeveless shirt and jeans. The person on the right is wearing a sleeveless shirt with a design and a knee-length skirt. The setting includes a wall with a sign and a vintage-style lamp, along with potted plants. In the background, there is foliage around the building, suggesting trees or large shrubs nearby. A sign reading "AREA A" is affixed to the balcony railing of the building's second level, and an air conditioning unit is on the wall. The image is monochrome, and handwriting at the bottom states a message with the date January 23, 1986.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joe Richey

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.23 × 15 cm (8 3/4 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.16 cm (10 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.106.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, along bottom in black ink: Joe Richie [sic] & New York ladies on Roland Leggardi-Laura's [sic] film / crew, waiting at Ministerio de Cultura door, outside Managua, / January 23, 1986 Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand (artist?), lower right in graphite: 1/23/86 / Book 7 # 45 / Neg 17A

Wikidata ID

Q64073397

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