Gathering at Henry Geldzahler's West 9th street backyard patio the afternoon of Francesco Clemente's double vernissage Mary Boone/Leo Castelli Galleries,-- John Giorno Poet, Geldzahler art critic curator self Clemente Naples born painter William Burroughs novelist-painter arm round shoulder of old friend poet secretary Alan Ansen (who'd typed mss. of Naked Lunch in Tangier a quarter Century earlier); behind them James Grauerholz, Burroughs' secretary & his boyfriend at the time Ira Silverberg peeking over Burroughs' left shoulder, March 30, 1985 Manhattan-- my Rolleiflex in Raymond Foye's hands.

1985, printed 1995

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image depicts seven men standing outside on a stone-paved patio. They are gathered closely together, with some having their arms around each other. The man second from the right wears a three-piece suit and tie, with slicked-back white hair. The man third from the left has a beard and glasses, wearing a hat and holding a drink. The man on the far left wears a suit, looking somewhat younger. The group wears a mix of suits and formal attire, with a few holding drinks. Surrounding the patio is a brick wall covered in vines, with a wooden arched door to the left. A metal sculpture is visible in the background, alongside greenery and plants along the edges of the patio.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.2 × 25.3 cm (9 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.3 × 27.9 cm (13 7/8 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.184.25

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: Gathering at Henry Geldzahler's West 9th street backyard patio the afternoon of / Francesco Clemente's double vernissage Mary Boone/Leo Castelli Galleries,-- / John Giorno Poet, Geldzahler art critic curator ^self Clemente Naples born painter / William Burroughs novelist-painter arm round shoulder of old friend poet sec- / retary Alan Ansen (who'd typed mss. of Naked Lunch in Tanger [sic] a quarter Century / earlier); behind them James Grauerholz, Burroughs' secretary & his boy- / friend at the time Ira Silverberg peeking over Burroughs' left shoulder, March / 30, 1985 Manhattan-- my Rolliflex [sic] in Raymond Foye's hands.; on verso, by artist, upper center in graphite perpendicular: Signed AG / 3/15/95; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: #320/12,099 / 3/30/85 / Bk 3 #11 env 2 [crossed out] / Neg #3; bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-156; bottom right in graphite: GDC-706

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