One of the most beautiful stranger's faces I ever saw. Lance Hendrickson, Tangier

1961, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

This grayscale photograph shows a young man facing us, seen from the shoulders up. He has medium-toned skin, and his short, dark hair is somewhat tousled. His facial features include a straight nose, high cheekbones, deep-set, dark eyes, and lips set in a neutral expression. He is wearing a dark collared shirt with the collar open at the top. The background is a plain, light gray wall. His nose and forehead seem to be illuminated by light, and his face casts a dark shadow on the wall to the right. Below the photograph, there is a line of handwritten text.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 12 × 18 cm (4 3/4 × 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.1 × 25 cm (7 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.118.53


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: One of the most beautiful stranger’s faces I ever saw. Lance Hendrickson Tanger 1961; on verso, by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: 1961 / #44/725; bottom center: GD-AG-217; bottom right: GDC-560

Wikidata ID

Q64073560

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