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Indepth Arts News:
"Beat Memories : The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg"
2010-05-02 until 2010-09-06
National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC,
USA
Some of the most compelling photographs taken by renowned 20th-century American poet Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997) of himself and his fellow Beat poets and writers—including William S. Burroughs, Neal Cassady, Gregory Corso, and Jack Kerouac―are the subject of the first scholarly exhibition and catalogue of these works. Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg will explore all facets of his photographs through 79 black-and-white portraits, on view at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, from May 2 through September 6, 2010.
The works are selected largely from a recent gift to the Gallery by Gary S. Davis as well as from private lenders. Davis acquired a master set of Ginsberg's photographs from the poet's estate, including one print of every photograph in Ginsberg's possession at the time of his death. If more than one print existed, Ginsberg's estate selected the one with the most compelling inscription. In 2008 and 2009 Davis donated more than 75 of these photographs to the National Gallery.
"We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Gary Davis for his dedication to Ginsberg's work and for his donations to the National Gallery," said Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art. "Joining other large and important holdings of photographs by such 20th-century artists as Harry Callahan, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, André Kertész, Irving Penn, Alfred Stieglitz, and Paul Strand, this Ginsberg collection will allow future generations to study the evolution of the visual art of this important poet in all its rich complexity and to assess his contributions to 20th-century American photography."
Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac wandering along East 7th street ..., 1953
gelatin silver print, printed 1984-1997
Gift of Gary S. Davis
© Copyright 2010 The Allen Ginsberg LLC. All rights reserved.
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