Ellie Dorfman waiting for me to get ready to go out on the town, late March weekend, front room of my Lower East side apartment, 1987. Visiting down from Cambridge.

1987, printed 1991

Allen Ginsberg

Associated Names
Allen Ginsberg

Artist, American, 1926 - 1997

The image shows a person captured from their upper legs to their head, reclining on a bed. The person is positioned on their back and slightly turned to the side, with their arms resting under their head. They have a relaxed expression and wear glasses, with medium-length hair pulled back. They are dressed in a long-sleeved dress or robe that extends past their knees, and wear socks alongside sneakers. To the left of the person are several books and a radiator, and there is a partially open window behind them with light coming in through the blinds. The bedding is patterned with floral designs, and the room appears to be carpeted in wood.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gary Davis

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.5 × 30.9 cm (8 1/16 × 12 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.8 × 35.5 cm (10 15/16 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.196.20

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: Ellie Dorfman waiting for me to get ready to go out on the town, late March weekend, / front room of my Lower East side apartment, 1987. Visiting down from Cambridge.; on verso, by artist, center in graphite: # 738/24078 / Signed 6/15/91 AG; lower right: 3/25 -> 4/1/87 / NYC / Neg # 24 / Leica; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: GD-AG-297; bottom right: GDC-753

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