Peter Orlovsky in my room 1010 Montgomery Street looking tender and mad, hopeful & happy.

1955, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows the upper half of a man's body as he is seated with his arms crossed in front of him. His facial features are prominent, with distinct cheekbones and an expression focused towards the camera. His hair is styled neatly, swept back with some volume. He is wearing a dark sweater over a light-colored shirt with a collar. The setting appears to be indoors, with a small plant in a vase partially visible on the left. In the background, there is a stack of books and some indistinct dark furniture or fixtures, with low lighting contributing to the intimate ambiance of the room.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.4 x 26.5 cm (6 7/8 x 10 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.6 x 35.4 cm (10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.146.22

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: Peter Orlovsky in my room 1010 Montgomery Street looking tender and mad, hopeful & happy. Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: #34/557 / [strikethrough] BD 5 # 21A env 1/ 1955 / [circled] 30; bottom center: GD-AG-384; bottom right: GD 680 AG-035

Wikidata ID

Q64073502

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