Elvin Jones, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, late May 1984, Robert Frank's Polaroid #195 camera he let me use. We were all teaching together at Atlantic Center for the Arts.

1984

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a man standing outdoors with a body of water on the left. He is facing slightly to the left with both hands raised near his chest. He is wearing a cap and a light-colored suit jacket over a buttoned shirt with a visible collar. He has a necklace with a circular pendant around his neck. The background is blurred, and there is handwritten text below the image providing context about the setting and individuals involved.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.2 × 25.5 cm (12 5/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.2 × 27.7 cm (13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.118.70

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: Elvin Jones, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, late May 1984, Robert Frank’s / Polaroid #195 Camera he let me use. We were all teaching together at Atlantic Center / for the Arts. Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite 6/84 frist / BK 1 H18B [crossed out]; lower right: #1991 8798; bottom left circled: 156; bottom center: GD-AG-364; bottom right: GDC-713

Wikidata ID

Q64073607

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