Kaye McDonough, Nile, and Gregory Corso, Trieste Coffeeshop front, Grant Street San Francisco March 16 or thereabouts 1985.

1985

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a scene with two adults and a child standing on a sidewalk. On the left, a woman faces the man and child. She has medium-length hair tied with a headband and wears a patterned jacket over layered clothing, including a garment similar to an apron. The man next to her holds the child, who faces the camera. The man has curly, medium-length hair and wears a leather jacket over a shirt. The child is bundled up in warm clothing and looks towards the camera. A street sign pole is between the adults, and bicycles are parked nearby. In the background are buildings with arched windows and ornamental details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.5 × 17.9 cm (7 5/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.184.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Allen Ginsberg Estate; Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on sheet in black ink: Allen Ginsberg; artist inscription, across bottom under image: Kay MacDonough, Nile, and Gregory Corso, Trieste Coffeeshop front, Grant / Street San Francisco March 16 or thereabouts 1985.; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: #306/11,955 #24; top right in graphite: 3/17/85 first; upper left in graphite: Bk 1 #62A / env 11; bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-171; bottom right in graphite: GDC-524

Wikidata ID

Q64073785

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