Peter Orlovsky legs crossed mysterious-haired, W.S. Burroughs with camera & hat shading Mediterranean sun, Myself white pants earnest, Alan Ansen...visiting from Venezia to help type new apocalyptic cut-up overflow material from Naked Lunch, Gregory Corso sunglasses & Minox’d, a gambler at casino, Ian Sommerville assisting sound-collage electronics & stroboscope alpha-rhythm. Dream Machine experiments with Bill B. & Brian Gysen then in town, Paul Bowles squinting in bright / mid-day light seated on ground, all assembled outside Bill’s single room, Villa Muniria Garden, / my camera in Michael Portman’s hands, Tangier March-July 1961.

1961, printed 1989

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image depicts a group of seven men in an outdoor setting. Six men are standing, and one man is sitting on the ground. The man sitting at the front has light hair and wears a light-colored suit while leaning forward with his arms resting on his knees. Beside him, another man sits with his legs crossed, wearing a striped shirt with rolled-up sleeves and pants. The standing men behind them have various postures, with one holding a camera, another with a hand in his pocket, and another leaning against a wall. The men have different facial features, with some wearing glasses or sunglasses and most displaying neutral expressions. They are dressed casually in collared shirts and jeans typical of the era. In the background, there are grapevines climbing a wall, with roofing and structures partially visible behind them, indicating an outdoor setting. Handwritten text at the bottom of the image likely provides context or information about the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary S. Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.5 x 30.5 cm (8 1/16 x 12 in.)
    sheet: 27.6 x 35.4 cm (10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.146.34

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 legs crossed mysterious-haired, W.S. Burroughs with camera & hat shading Medit- / erranean sun, Myself white pants earnest, Alan Ansen [?] visiting from Venezia to help type new / apocalyptic cut-up overflow material from [underline] Naked Lunch, Gregory Corso sunglasses & Minox’d, a / gambler at casino, Ian sommerville assisting sound-collage electronics & stroboscope alpha-rhythm. / Dream Machine experiments with Bill B. & Brian Gysen then in town, Paul Bowles squinting in bright / mid-day light seated on ground, all assembled outside Bill’s single room, Villa Muneria Garden, / my camera in Michael Portman’s hands, Tanger March-July 1961. Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: SL printed 12/89 / 1961/47/829; bottom center: GD-AG-13; bottom right: GDC-847

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