Gregory Corso holding print of Kerouac Lowell Mass. Memorial Park in front of going-out-of-business book sale, Roger Richards' shop on Greenwich Avenue N.Y. September 10, 1989

1989

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a man standing on a city sidewalk, holding a large print. He has distinct facial features, including a full mustache and beard, and wears glasses. his hair is medium length and light in color. He is dressed in a button-up shirt, pants, and sneakers. The sidewalk has stacks of books and a bicycle. In the background, there is a storefront with large windows displaying various items, and a young girl riding a bicycle.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.1 × 19.7 cm (11 7/16 × 7 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.2 × 27.8 cm (13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.165.29

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: Gregory Corso holding print of Kerouac Lowell Mass. Memorial / Park in front of going-out-of-business book sale, Roger Richards' / shop on Greenwich Avenue N.Y. September 10, 1989; on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: Robert Frank / edited this / photo / J.E.; lower right in graphite: #1214/38,798 / 9/10/89 / Brian Graham print; bottom left in graphite underlined: first; bottom center in graphite: GD-AD-279; bottom right in graphite: GDC-701

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