Williams Burroughs with a Newspaper 1953 couch 206 East 7th St. N.Y.

1953, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a man sitting in a chair in a room, with his body slightly turned to one side as he looks at an object in his hands. He has a thoughtful expression, short dark hair, and is wearing a light-colored shirt. The chair has a patterned fabric, and there is light coming in through a window, creating shadows on him and the wallpaper with a floral design. In the background, there is a patterned tapestry, and a book or magazine titled "JUNKIE" is visible on the chair. A thin pole or walking stick leans against the wall. The image is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.8 × 25.9 cm (6 5/8 × 10 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.1 cm (10 7/8 × 13 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.118.75

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: William Burroughs with a Newspaper 1953 couch 206 East 7th St. N.Y. Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: #13/130 / BK5 #10A [crossed out] / 1953 neg 5; lower right stamped in black ink with graphite notations: PHOTO INFORMATION: / YEAR / LOCATION / IMAGE # 128 / SLEEVE # 15 / PRINTED BY / NOTE; bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-068; bottom right: GDC-734

Wikidata ID

Q64073619

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