Saturday, August 14, 2010

PAST: ART: Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg at The National Gallery of Art now 'til Sept 16th (extended date)! Free

Extended through September 16th
On View at The National Gallery of Art
Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg
Free

The first scholarly exhibition of American poet Allen Ginsberg's photographs explores all facets of his work in photography. Some eighty works on display range from Ginsberg's portraits of Beat writers Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs from the 1950s to his later photographs made in the 1980s and 1990s.

More details on NGA's website here!

National Gallery of Art
401 Constitution Avenue, NW
Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial

Image above right: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac wandering along East 7th street 1953, gelatin silver print, printed, 1984-1997. Gift of Gary S. Davis Copyright (c) 2010 The Allen Ginsberg LLC. All rights reserved.
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  1. this exhibit is great. i was surprised to see all the blatant drug use.

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