Juanita Lieberman had met Peter Orlovsky at Naropa in early 1980's, was now working in my house as secretary March 3, 1985 - went on to nice job publishing at Paragon House, signed up Carl Solomon's Emergency Messages.

1985

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image depicts a woman in a seated position, captured in a half-body portrait. She is looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression. Her facial features include large eyes, a straight nose, and a closed mouth. Her hair is long, brown, and parted in the middle, hanging loosely over her shoulders. She is wearing a dark, oversized, plain sweater. There is no visible jewelry or objects held in her hands. In the background, there is a plain white door with visible panels and a metallic door knob on the left side. The setting has a simple, neutral feel.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.2 x 25.7 cm (10 5/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.3 x 27.8 cm (13 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.146.21

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: Juanita Lieberman had met Peter Orlovsky at Naropa in early 1980's, was / now working in my house as secretary March 3, 1985 - went on to nice job / publishing at Paragon House, signed up Carl Solomon's [underline] Emergency Messages. / Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: #64VE / 99; top right circled: #60; across center: page 77; bottom center: GD-AG-335; bottom right: #299/11,866 / 3/8/85 / [strikethrough] B.k. 1 #60 B env 11 / GDC-666

Wikidata ID

Q64073498

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