Dorothy Norman in her house East 70th street Manhattan. We'd met in late 1950's, I'd known of her (b. 1903) as 1930's Civil-libertarian editor/ Publisher of Twice-A-Year journal. Same decade she'd been Alfred Steiglitz' love, he'd photographed her face and hands. New York City, January 3, 1987. Still alive May Day 1995!

1987, printed 1993

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image depicts a woman from the waist up seated in a chair. She is leaning slightly forward with her left hand resting on the arm of the chair while her right hand holds a piece of paper on her lap. Her hair is light-colored and pulled back, with a few loose strands around her face. Her expression is neutral, with well-defined facial features including a slender face and high cheekbones. She is dressed in a patterned, textured cardigan over a turtleneck top and light-colored pants. A basket containing small objects is beside her to the right. The background shows a wall with framed photographs or artworks, one of which seems to be a portrait. The setting appears to be indoors, possibly a personal room or study.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 × 23.6 cm (9 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.145.33

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: Dorothy Norman in her house East 70th street Manhattan. We'd met in / late 1950's, I'd known of her (b. 1903) as 1930's Civil-libertarian editor/ / Publisher of Twice-A-Year journal. Same decade she'd been Alfred / Steiglitz' love, he'd photographed her face and hands. New York City, / January 3, 1987. Still alive May Day 1995!; on verso, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: #705/23082; lower right in graphite: Signed / 5/1/93 AG / Rolliflex / 1/3/87 / Neg 8; bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-257; bottom right in graphite: GDC-690

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