Trieste Coffeeshop Corner Gang March 16, 1985 including Kaye MacDonough next to Jack Micheline, Nile held by Gregory Corso in front of Neeli Cherkovski and his house mate Jesse Cabrera.

1985

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image is a group photo showing eight adults and one baby standing closely together on a sidewalk. The adults display various poses, with some embracing and one holding the baby. The group has a range of ages and neutral to smiling expressions. One adult wears a hat, while another holds the baby who is also wearing a hat. The adults have different hairstyles and wear casual clothing suitable for a cool day. The background includes a street scene with a pole, vehicle tires, and storefronts with signage. Handwritten text at the bottom of the photo provides information about the scene.
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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 × 20.3 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.165.13

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Allen Ginsberg Estate; Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA (through Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York), 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on sheet in black ink: Allen Ginsberg; artist inscription, across bottom under image: Trieste Coffeeshop Corner Gang March 16, 1985 including Kay [sic] MacDonough / next to Jack Micheline, Nile held by Gregory Corso in front of Neeley [sic] Cher- / kovski and his house mate Jesse Cabrera.; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: #306/11,956; top center in graphite crossed out: Bk 1 #62A / env 11; top right in graphite: 3/17/85 / first; bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-173; bottom right in graphite: GDC-566

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