Mary Help of Christians R.C. Church facade with cornice pigeons out my 4th floor living-room window, I'd lived in this apartment ten years then, still there, cheap rent-controlled 437 East 12th Street New York September 29, 1985.

1985, printed 1995

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a church facade through a window, with architectural details like columns and window designs. The horizon is not visible. The cross atop the church is prominent. It is a black and white photograph with high contrast. The view is stark and elegant, emphasizing architectural details and the window frame.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.7 × 25.5 cm (14 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.3 × 40.5 cm (19 13/16 × 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.118.83

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: Mary Help of Christians R.C. Church facade with cornice pigeons out my / 4th floor living-room window, I’d lived in this apartment ten years then, / still there, cheap rent-controlled 437 East 12th Street New York September 29, 1985. Allen Ginsberg (4/28/95); on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Signed 4/28/95 AG; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: #62 VE; center stamped in black ink: Photography By / Allen Ginsberg / COPYRIGHT 1994 NYC / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / Fax 212-675-1686; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: 465/15400 / 1985; bottom center: GD-AG-56; bottom right: GDC-881

Wikidata ID

Q64073632

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