William Burroughs, kitchen table, burlap bag of Yage brought back from Amazonas, 206 E. 7 St. NY. 1953. That's the bedroom standing closet through door behind his shoulder-- we slept there, time of Yage Letters & Queer mss.

1953, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a shirtless man from the waist up, seated and leaning slightly forward. His upper body is turned slightly to the right, and his head is turned to the left. He has short, dark hair and sharp, angular facial features. He is holding a small sharp instrument in his right hand, while his left hand is engaged in an activity. There are strings visible beside him. In the background, a wardrobe is visible in the open doorway with hanging garments. The setting appears to be indoors.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.1 × 29.1 cm (7 1/2 × 11 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.184.20

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: William Burroughs, kitchen table, burlap bag of Yage brought back from Amazonas, 206 E. 7 St. NY. 1953. That's the bed- / room standing closet thru [sic] door behind his shoulder-- we slept there, time of Yage Letters & Queer mss.; on verso, by artist, center in graphite inverted: [illegible] / [illegible] / [illegible]; center stamped in black ink: Photograph By / Allen Ginsberg / COPYRIGHT 1994 NYC / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / Fax 212-675-1686; by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: 1953 / #20/198; bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-60; bottom right in graphite: GDC-669

Wikidata ID

Q64073814

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