Paul Bowles preparing mint tea on our arrival at the market area souk center of the medina, we took train from Tangier, stayed a week in his travel friend Christopher Wanklyn's household, Marrakech, Morocco, July 20, 1961

1961, printed 1989

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a man sitting cross-legged on the ground. He is leaning slightly to one side while preparing something in a small bowl. The man has short, light-colored hair and is wearing a light-colored button-up shirt with short sleeves and long trousers. Around him, there are various objects, including a kettle on a small stove, two containers, a glass bottle, and a large pottery jug with a loop handle. The background is a plain wall, and the floor gives the impression of a simple interior space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.11 × 31.75 cm (8 5/16 × 12 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 27.62 × 35.24 cm (10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.137.24

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: Paul Bowles preparing mint-tea on our arrival at the market area souk, center of the medina, we took / train from Tanger [sic], stayed a week in his travel friend Christopher Wanklyn's household, Marrakech, Maroc [sic] July 20, 1961. Allen Ginsberg; on verso, stamp in black ink with graphite addition: PHOTO INFOMRATION: / YEAR 1961 / LOCATION TANGIER / IMAGE # 869 / SLEEVE # 59 / PRINTED BY SID KAPLAN / NOTE _________; lower right, by artist's hand (?), in graphite, inverted: 1961/150/1880 / SK printed 12/10/89; bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-394; bottom right in graphite: GDC-839

Wikidata ID

Q64073448

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