Dr. R.D. Laing, friend & sympatico Anti-psychiatry radical therapist, his office study in Hampstead, difficult period drinking considerably, longtime marriage & household break-up, London April 25, 1985.

1985, printed 1996

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image is an upper-body portrait of a man standing and facing the camera. He has light-colored hair and is wearing a pinstripe suit with a light-colored dress shirt and a dark tie with subtle patterns. He is leaning against the edge of a table with one hand placed on it. Beside him on the table are books and papers, suggesting a professional office setting. In the background is a darker wall with some objects visible, possibly shelves or furniture. The lower portion of the image contains handwritten text.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.2 × 16.5 cm (9 15/16 × 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35.2 × 27.7 cm (13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.118.64

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: Dr. R.D. Laing, friend & sympatico Anti-psychiatry / radical therapist, his office study in Hampstead, / difficult period drinking considerably, longtime / marriage & household break-up, London April 25, 1985. / Allen Ginsberg; on verso, signed by artist, upper right in graphite: signed 5/29/96; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: GD-AG-326; lower right: GDC-643

Wikidata ID

Q64073592

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