Shig Murao, up late night reading in his middle bedroom, he'd had a stroke just after mastering Shakuhachi flute, I stay in his Grant Street North Block apartment when visiting San Francisco, his front room looks down on noisy street & bars. He'd managed City Lights Bookstore, part owner, 1950s all thru the sixties
1985
Artist, American, 1926 - 1997
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 25.7 x 25 cm (10 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
sheet: 41.9 x 32 cm (16 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.) -
Accession
2011.146.9
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Allen Ginsberg Estate; Gary and Ellen Davis, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2011.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
signed and captioned by artist, across bottom in black ink: Shig Murao, up late night reading in his middle bedroom, he'd had a / stroke just after mastering Shakuhachi flute, I stay in his Grant Street / North Block apartment when visiting San Francisco, his front room looks down / on noisy street & bars. He'd managed City Lights Bookstore, part owner, 1950s / all thru the 'sixties - March 17, 1985. Allen Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: GD-AG-22; lower left on mount circled: #17; across bottom: Image 11935 GD-AG-22; lower right: GDC-596