A.G. & Neeli Cherkovski kneeling, Neeli's Doctor boyfriend above his left shoulder, Jack Micheline's right eye, Kaye McDonough, Nile & Gregory Corso and friends from Trieste Coffeeshop March 16 or thereabouts 1985, Jesse Cabrera rear right

1985

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows nine individuals standing and kneeling in a casual group on a street. The central front kneeling man has a bald head, beard, and wears glasses, a leather jacket, and a shirt. Next to him, another man with dark, curly hair, glasses, a t-shirt, and a casual jacket also kneels. The standing individuals include a man with a hat and beard, a man with longer hair and a patterned sweater, and a smiling woman with long hair. Another man with medium-length hair covered by a hood stands beside a woman holding a child, and a gray-haired man wearing a hood stands behind them. To the left, a man with glasses and short hair is present. They are outdoors on a sidewalk, with parked cars in the background. A multi-story building with large windows can be seen in the background, along with other buildings and a sign with Asian characters down the street. The setting appears to be an urban environment with signs of traffic and pedestrian activity.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.5 × 17.8 cm (7 5/16 × 7 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 × 20.3 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.184.11

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: A.G. & Neely [sic] Cherkovski kneeling, Neeli's Doctor boyfriend above his / left shoulder, Jack Micheline's right eye, Kay MacDonough, Nile & Gregory / Corso and friends from Trieste Coffeeshop March 16 or thereabouts 1985, / Jesse Cabrera rear, right.; on verso, by artist, center in graphite: L. rear Gregory's friend & / George T. [illegible] / Jeff Grossman / Sarah / Jesse Cabrera; by unknown hand, top left in graphite: #306/11,952; top center in graphite: first / 3/17/85; upper left in graphite crossed out: Bk 1 #62A / env 11; bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-174; bottom right in graphite: GDC-567

Wikidata ID

Q64073796

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