Neal Cassady New York 1964 on visit with Ken Kesey's bus.

1964, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows the upper body of a man sitting in a relaxed position. His face is slightly tilted downward and his hand, partially visible. The man's facial features are blurred and his hair appears short and orderly. He is wearing a suit jacket over a white shirt. The background suggests he is indoors, with a smooth wall behind him. The image has a grainy, black-and-white film look. There is handwriting at the bottom of the image, but it is out of focus.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.9 × 18.1 cm (4 11/16 × 7 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 20.2 × 25.2 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.145.24

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Allen Ginsberg Estate; Gary and Ellen Davis, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on sheet in black ink: Allen Ginsberg; artist inscription, across bottom under image: Neal Cassady New York 1964 on visit with Ken Kesey's bus.; on verso, center right printed in black ink on applied label perpendicular: T4311; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: 1955 / #311406; bottom center, stamped in black ink: PHOTO INFORMATION: / YEAR / LOCATION / IMAGE # / SLEEVE # / PRINTED BY / NOTE; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-206; bottom right in graphite: GDC-571.

Wikidata ID

Q64073672

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