Jack Kerouac passing corner bar Avenue B & East 7th N.Y., we went out for a walk along Tompkins Park, September 1953

1953, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image displays the upper half of a man's body. He is standing with his back towards the camera but his head turned to face it. His facial features are somewhat blurred, and he has a strong jawline and short, neatly combed hair. He is wearing a coat with a turned-up collar. The background features a brick wall with a window, showing branches of a tree outside. There are no visible jewelry or items being held. At the bottom of the image, there is handwritten text detailing the location and date.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.1 x 19.1 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 x 27.7 cm (13 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.146.28

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: Jack Kerouac passing corner bar Avenue B & East 7th N.Y., we went out for a walk along Tompkins Park, September 1953 / Allen Ginsberg; on verso, artist's stamp across center in black ink: PHOTO INFORMATION / YEAR / LOCATION / IMAGE # / SLEEVE # / PRINTED BY / NOTE; lower left: (c) ALLEN GINSBERG TRUST / Trustee, Bob Rosenthal / [underline] / This photograph was printed before 4/5/97 / under the supervision of Allen Ginsberg; lower center: (c) ALLEN GINSBERG TRUST / Trustee, Bob Rosenthal / [underline] / This photograph was printed before 4/5/97 / under the supervision of Allen Ginsberg; by unknown hand, across center in black crayon and graphite: Bk5 #6 / #7/43; by unknown hand, across bottom in graphite: GD-AG-247; lower right in black crayon and graphite: 1953X / GDC-741

Wikidata ID

Q64073509

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