Ai Wei Wei sometime around Tompkins Square Riots, Police cars by the Park, Avenue A.

1988

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image depicts a man from just below the waist up, positioned at the center, standing with his arms crossed. He is facing the camera with a slight, relaxed expression. His facial features include a round face, short hair, and a trimmed beard. The hair is dark and slightly tousled. He is wearing a striped button-up shirt over a plain dark T-shirt. The photo appears to be taken on a city street at night, with blurred lights from cars and streetlamps in the background, creating a bokeh effect. The setting suggests an urban environment with some activity and distant silhouettes of people. The image is in black and white, so the colors of the surroundings and his clothing are not discernible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.6 x 32 cm (8 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 x 35.5 cm (10 15/16 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.146.20


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

captioned by artist, across bottom in black ink: Ai Wei Wei some time around Tompkins Square Riots, Police cars by the Park, Avenue A.; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-299; bottom right: GDC-663

Wikidata ID

Q64073497

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