Sandro Chia & William S. Burroughs at double vernissage Francesco Clemente's paintings, Mary Boone/Leo Castelli Galleries, Soho, March 30, 1985. Chia & Clemente had read Burroughs works when they were young poets in the '60's in Italy.

1985

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows two men from the waist up. The man on the left is standing upright, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression. He has short, dark curly hair, defined eyebrows, and a slightly serious demeanor. He is dressed in a textured, dark jacket over a white shirt with a tie. The man on the right is slightly turned towards the camera, holding a drink in his left hand and gazing straight ahead. He wears a trench coat over a shirt and tie, a distinctive hat, and large-framed glasses. The background is a blurred indoor setting, resembling an art gallery or exhibition space, with structural columns, ceiling lights, and other figures partially visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.8 x 19 cm (7 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.5 cm (9 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.146.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Allen Ginsberg Estate; Gary and Ellen Davis, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed and captioned by artist, across bottom in black ink: Sandro Chia & William S. Burroughs at double vernissage Francesco / Clemente's paintings, Mary Boone/Leo Castelli Galleries, Soho, March / 30, 1985. Chia & Clemente had read Burroughs works when they were / young poets in the '60's in Italy. Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: #321/12, 105; top right: 3/30/85 / [strikethrough] Bd 3 #12/env 2; bottom center: GD-AG-189; bottom right: GDC-574

Wikidata ID

Q64073473

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