Gary Snyder Poet & Zen student out on mountainside forest hike near Sea of Japan, July 1963.

1963, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

A person is seated on the forest floor, leaning against a tree with their knees drawn up to their chest. They are holding a camera to their face. The person's facial features are obscured by the camera, and they have short, light-colored hair. They are barefoot, wearing shorts, and there are personal items like a backpack and a hat on the ground nearby. The forest is lush and densely wooded, with ground foliage and trees visible. In the background, forested hills are seen. The scene is bright, indicating daylight.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.1 × 27.9 cm (7 15/16 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 27.6 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.163.24

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: Gary Snyder Poet & Zen student on mountainside forest hike near Sea of / Japan, July 1963.; bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-380; bottom right in graphite: GDC-697

Wikidata ID

Q64073741

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