Me asleep, snapped by Peter Orlovsky in our little whitewash-walled room Tangier 1961

1961, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a person lying down with their upper body visible. They are positioned on their back, head resting on a pillow with one arm bent and placed over their forehead. Their facial features include closed eyes, relaxed with slightly parted lips, and dark hair that appears slightly curly or tousled, resting against the pillow. The individual is covered in a light-colored blanket or bedding, with a visible texture that seems knitted or woven. They appear to be in a dimly lit room, with whitewashed walls visible in the background. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects they are holding.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 12 × 18 cm (4 3/4 × 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.163.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Allen Ginsberg Estate; Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, below image in black ink: Me asleep, snapped by Peter Orlovsky in our little whitewash-walled room Tanger [sic] 1961 / Allen Ginsberg / Peter Orlovsky; on verso, on white sticker, on vertical lower left edge, in black typeface: T4311; by unknown hand, bottom center, along edge in graphite: GD-AG-223; bottom right: 1961 / #47/832; bottom right along adge: GDC-531

Wikidata ID

Q64073711

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