G. Corso & P. Orlovsky hanging around Bill Burroughs' room Tangier 1961

1961, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows two men seated on a bed in a room. Both men are shown waist up and sideways. The man on the left is leaning slightly back with his body turned towards the camera. He has short dark hair and is dressed in a light-colored jacket over a matching shirt and pants. The man on the right is slightly bent forward, focusing on a pillow he is holding. He has short hair, wears glasses, and is dressed in a dark jacket over a light sweater and shirt with pants. The bed is covered with a patterned bedspread. In the background, the headboard supports a few objects, including a vase and some books. The wall behind them is plain and light-colored.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.7 × 17.7 cm (5 × 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.2 × 25.2 cm (7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.196.8


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Allen Ginsberg Estate; Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on sheet in black ink: Allen Ginsberg; artist inscription, across bottom under image: G. Corso & P. Orlovsky hanging around Bill Burrough’s [sic] room Tanger [sic] 1961; on verso, center left printed in black ink on applied label: T4311; by unknown hand, center in grease pencil: Bk 5 #32; lower right in graphite: 1961 / #48/862; bottom center: GD-AG-214; bottom right: GDC-557


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