Gregory Corso embraced by intimate friend, The Bistro, Jane & W. 4th Street, December 21, 1992.

1992

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

Two men are shown embracing in a lively indoor setting that appears to be a bar. The man in front is facing the camera with a subtle smile, wearing a light-colored button-up shirt and holding a cigarette in his left hand. The man behind him has shorter hair, wears eyeglasses, and is smiling broadly while dressed in a dark, long-sleeved shirt. He has his arms around the shoulders of the man in front. In the background, a well-stocked bar with glasses and bottles is visible on shelves, with holiday decorations hanging above it. Several patrons can be seen at the bar, some seated on stools, and one person wearing a hat is in the foreground facing the camera. A sign on the wall reads "SELF/SERVICE AT FRONT TABLES." The atmosphere is convivial and bustling, typical of a crowded bar.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.5 × 23 cm (6 1/8 × 9 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 × 25.1 cm (8 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.196.9


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: Gregory Corso embraced by intimate friend, The Bistro, Jane & W. 4th Street, / December 21, 1992.; on verso, by unknown hand, center right in graphite: Bk 19 / # 1880/24; lower right: Dec 21 / 1992 / contact # 1880 / Neg #24A; bottom center: GD-AG-127


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