James Baldwin visiting after my poetry reading, Albion Bookstore, Amherst, Mass, March 22, 1986.

1986

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image is a close-up portrait of a person, showing only the head and shoulders. The person is facing the camera, taking up most of the frame with their face. They have an expressive face with prominent facial features, including deep-set eyes and a gentle smile. Their hair is short and graying. The person is wearing a buttoned garment, with a towel draped around their neck. The background is blurred, suggesting an indoor setting with indistinct shapes and lighting. There are handwritten notes at the bottom of the image, but they do not contribute to the visual content.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.59 × 14.61 cm (8 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.08 × 20.32 cm (9 7/8 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.137.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Allen Ginsberg Estate; Gary S. Davis, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, across bottom in black ink: James Baldwin visiting after my poetry reading, Albion / Bookstore, Amherst, Mass, March 22, 1986. Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand (artist?), lower left in graphite: 3/14/86 / 551/18,056; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-140; bottom right in graphite; GDC-505

Wikidata ID

Q64073401

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