William Burroughs' later phase as painter, "Shotgun art" a beginning work at his side, "The Bunker" his old loft on New York's Bowery, 1984. He'd recently moved to Lawerence, Kansas, was visiting New York.
1984
Artist, American, 1926 - 1997
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 23 × 34.5 cm (9 1/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
sheet: 31.9 × 41.9 cm (12 9/16 × 16 1/2 in.)
mat: 39.8 × 49.8 cm (15 11/16 × 19 5/8 in.) -
Accession
2012.118.88
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' later phase as painter, “Shotgun art” a beginning work at his side, “The Bunker” / his old loft on New York’s Bowery, 1984. He’d recently moved to Lawrence, Kansas, was visiting / New York. Allen Ginsberg; lower center of mat typed on white paper (has separated from mat): Phase ultérieure de William Burroughs comme peintre, “Shotgun Art” une oeuvre des débuts à côté de lui, “The Bunker”, son ancient loft du Bowery à New York, 1984. Il avait récemment déménagé à Lawrence, Kansas, et était en visite à New York.; on verso, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: GD-AG-50; lower right: GDC-953; by unknown hand, lower left of mat circled in graphite: #29; lower center: Image #8128 GD-AG-50; lower right GDC-953 37
Wikidata ID
Q64073644