Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko 3 A.M. at kitchen table after long night drinking and taped conversation re great unpublished Soviet writers & mss., February 18, 1986.

1986

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a man depicted from the waist up. He is seated at a table with his left elbow resting on the surface, and his hand supports his chin. His facial features include a smile and wrinkled lines on his forehead. The man's hair is short and slightly tousled. He is dressed in a buttoned shirt with a tie and a leather jacket with decorative stitching on the shoulders. A ring can be seen on his finger. Books and papers are scattered on the table. The background includes a wall with a framed piece of abstract art.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.7 x 23.5 cm (9 5/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.2 x 27.9 cm (13 7/8 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.146.16

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: Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko 3 A.M. at kitchen table after / long night drinking and taped conversation re great unpublished Sov- / iet writers & mss., February 18, 1986. Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by artist, bottom center in graphite: 2/18/86; by unknown hand, top left in graphite: #49VE; upper center: 85; top right [circled]: #25; bottom center: GD-AG-312; across bottom: 1986 Sleeve 569 / Image 18661; bottom right: GDC-625

Wikidata ID

Q64073488

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