Hugh MacDiarmid on his 81'st Birthday at gate of his cottage, Biggar, Scotland summer 1973.

1973, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a man from the waist up, standing behind a wooden gate. He is positioned directly facing the camera. The man has distinctive facial features, including glasses and neatly combed, light-colored hair. He is wearing a dark suit, a white shirt, and a patterned tie. His right hand is visible, resting on the gate, while his left holds a pipe or cigarette. Behind him, there is a building partially covered with foliage. To the left of the man, a portion of a window is visible, and the building has a tiled roof.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.1 × 19.1 cm (11 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.163.29

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: Hugh MacDiarmid on his 81'st Birthday at gate of / his cottage, Biggar, Scotland summer 1973.; on verso, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: 52; lower left in graphite: T54; lower right in graphite: 1973 / '75[crossed out] / #103/3763; bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-343; bottom right in graphite: GDC-717

Wikidata ID

Q64073754

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