Dr. R.D. Laing, friend & sympatico anti-psychiatry radical, at difficult time, considerable drinking, household & marriage breaking up, here in his residence office-study, Hampstead, London, April 25, 1985.

1985

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows the upper half of a man dressed in a suit, standing slightly in profile. He has a pronounced brow, thin lips, and a distinct jawline, with short light-colored hair. He wears a dark suit with a subtle pattern, a light-colored shirt, and a darker tie with diagonal stripes. He holds a cigarette in his right hand, with smoke wafting upwards. In the background, there is a room with various objects like a table covered with a cloth, books, and what seems to be a piano. The setting appears to be an office or study, with blurred furniture in the background. The photo is black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.6 × 11.8 cm (6 15/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.165.14

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: Dr. R.D. Laing, friend & sympatico anti-psy- / chiatry radical, at difficult time, considerable / drinking, household & marriage breaking up, / here in his residence office-study, Hampstead, / London, April 25, 1985.; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-184; bottom right in graphite: GDC-569

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