Peter Orlovsky handsome before he left for Greece. Tangier 1961 The cement porch of our room over the bay.

1961, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image depicts a person standing from above the knees up, in a relaxed manner with one hand in their pocket. They have short, wavy hair and wear glasses, a loose sweater over a shirt, and jeans. Nearby is a chair and the low wall of a balcony with a potted plant. The background shows a coastal area with rooftops of buildings, a body of water, ships, and cranes in the distance. 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: 18 × 12.2 cm (7 1/16 × 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.184.5

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: Peter Orlovsky handsome before he left for Greece. Tanger [sic] 1961 / The cement porch of our room over the bay; on verso, by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: 1961 / #48/855; bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-221; bottom right in graphite: GDC-529 AG-218

Wikidata ID

Q64073789

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