William Burroughs on roof 206 E. 7 Street N.Y. 1953, with view of Tompkins Park

1953, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a man standing on a rooftop. The man has an upright posture with his hands in his pockets. He has short hair, wears glasses, a dark shirt, and dark trousers. The man's facial features are obscured by lighting and shadows. In the background, urban buildings are visible. The rooftop has multiple television antennas and structures. The image is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.9 × 19.7 cm (11 3/4 × 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 × 27.8 cm (14 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.163.18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on sheet in black ink: Allen Ginsberg; artist inscription, across bottom under image: William Burroughs on roof 206 E. 7 Street N.Y. 1953, w/ view of Tompkins Park; on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: #23/220 / 1953 / Bk5 #15A[crossed out] / neg 6; lower right stamped in black ink: stamped in black ink: PHOTO INFORMATION: / YEAR / LOCATION / IMAGE # [by unknown hand in graphite: 109] / SLEEVE # [by unknown hand in graphite: 13] / PRINTED BY / NOTE; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-006; bottom right in graphite: GDC-653; bottom right in graphite: AG-007

Wikidata ID

Q64073729

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