"Head bowed on his shoulder, now and then, he listened." My father Louis Ginsberg in his velvet chair 1976 the year he died. See poems in "Don't Grow Old" series for further explanation.

1976, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows an elderly man sitting in a velvet armchair in a living area. He is slightly slouched with his head tilted forward, hands resting on the armrests. The man has glasses, thin, slightly tousled hair, and is dressed in a long-sleeved shirt, dark trousers, and a watch on his left wrist. In the background, there is a framed picture on the wall, a side table with a lamp and objects, a small cabinet with glassware, a footstool, and a wastebasket filled with papers. The room has a warm, cozy atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.32 × 30.96 cm (8 × 12 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.62 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.137.18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, along bottom in black ink: "Head bowed on his shoulder, now and then, he listened." My father Louis Ginsberg in his velvet chair 1976 the year / he died. See poems in "Don't Grow Old" series for further explanation. Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: #104/3801 / BK6 # 28A neg4 + 4A / 1975; bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-373; bottom right in graphite: GDC-711

Wikidata ID

Q64073442

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