John Giorno, Henry Geldzahler, in his garden West 9th Street, N.Y.C., Raymond Foye, A. Ginsberg rear, next to Francesco Clemente (whose Castelli - Mary Boone painting show was to open later that day with receptions), William Burroughs stepping forward glass in hand arms round Alan Ansen's shoulders, March 30, 1985. Snapped by Ira Silverberg. Allen Ginsberg
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: 19.5 × 18.75 cm (7 11/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
sheet: 25.4 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.) -
Accession
2015.163.3
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Allen Ginsberg Estate; Gary Davis, Greenwich, CT; gift to NGA, 2015.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
signed by artist, across bottom, below image in black ink: John Giorno, Henry Geldzahler in his garden West 9th Street N.Y.C., Raymond Foye, A. / Ginsberg rear, next to Francesco Clemente (whose Castelli - Mary Boone painting show was to / open later that day with receptions), William Burroughs stepping forward glass in hand / arms round Alan Ansen's shoulders, March 30, 1985. Snapped by Ira Silverberg. Allen / Ginsberg; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: #320/12,097; top center: 3/30/85; top center, crossed out with line: Bk 3 #11 / env 2; bottom center, along edge: GD-AG-188; bottom right, along edge: GDC-525