Ken Kesey midnight -- lamp'd at Hotel Excelsior w. 81st St. Manhattan, he'd performed his Bear-myth Cantata at Lincoln Center, brief visit to N.Y., his son recently perished in athlete tour-bus crash Northwest. December 14, 1989.

1989

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a man seated on a sofa, visible from the waist up, in a relaxed position with his right arm resting on the arm of the sofa and his left hand holding a glass. He is facing the camera with a neutral expression. He has light-colored hair peeking out from under a flat cap and is wearing a dark vest over a long-sleeved shirt. On his wrist, the man is wearing a watch. Behind him, the walls are decorated with framed posters or artwork, and to his right, a lit lamp is on a round side table, next to another glass. The setting suggests an interior space with patterned wallpaper adding to the ambiance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.7 × 18.8 cm (7 3/8 × 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 25 × 20.1 cm (9 13/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.118.48

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Allen Ginsberg Estate; Gary and Ellen Davis, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, across bottom in black ink: Ken Kesey, midnight – lamp’d at Hotel Excelsior w. 81’st St. Man - / hattan, he’d performed his Bear-Myth Cantata at Lincoln center, / brief visit to N.Y., his son recently perished in athlete tour-bus crash / northwest. December 14, 1989. Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand, upper right in black ink: 12/14/89 / Neg #14; upper center in graphite: # 1253A/not cataloged; lower center: GD-AG-159; lower right: GDC-499

Wikidata ID

Q64073546

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