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Louis Ginsberg in our house 416 East 34th Street Paterson, late 1950's?

1950s, printed later · No expuesta · Galería Nacional de Arte

Allen Ginsberg, utility man S.S. John Blair first back from Galveston-Dakar Doldrums trip, I handed my camera to the radio-man on the ship's fantail, smoking what? In New York harbor, circa October 30, 1947.

1947, printed 1990 · No expuesta · Galería Nacional de Arte

Neal Cassady driving his oldsmobile down Bayshore Highway, San Francisco to Los Gatos, circa 1954, I sat in the backseat, the car rocked with Rhythm & Blues Radio.; Self-Portrait in Darkroom of Associated Press Office, Rockefeller Center Manhattan, I was a copyboy on the night shift, 1948. A.G.; Street cornerman’s tintype, Alameda Park, Mexico City: Jack Kerouac, myself in sombrero, Peter Orlovsky coat over shoulder, Gregory Corso kneeling with Lafcadio Orlovsky age 16, A.D. 1956. See Kerouac’s _Desolation Angels_ for account of this trip.

1948/1954/1956, printed 1990 · No expuesta · Galería Nacional de Arte

Carl Solomon in his Prince Street apartment several years after we were locked up together in residence on Sixth Floor ward, New York State Psychiatric Institute. He got shock treatments, introduced me to Jean Genet’s _Miracle of the Rose_ and Antonin Artaud’s _Van Gogh, The Man Suicided by Society_ translations, I stayed eight months, weekends off. Afterwards, working mid-town at his uncle’s Ace Books publications, he gave Kerouac small advance on first _On the Road_ sketches (scroll later rejected), saw Jaime DeAngulo’s classic _Indian Tales_ first hard-back through press, & edited William Burroughs’ _Junkie_ paperback first edition. New York, 1953.

1953, printed 1995 · No expuesta · Galería Nacional de Arte

Rebecca Ginsberg, Buba, wife of Pincus, laundry-man later tobacco store owner, my paternal grandmother (b. Russia near Kaminetz-Podolska May 1869–d. July 1962) visiting her elder son Louis’ house, here 84 years old at table for Seder preparations. She’d attended Adult Education English classes in Newark 14 years earlier, written patriotic essay declaring “God Blast America!” Younger son Uncle Abe & daughters Aunt Rose, Clara & H.S. teacher Hannah were her children. Dining room 428 East 34th Street, Paterson New Jersey April 1953.

1953, printed later · No expuesta · Galería Nacional de Arte

Louis Marker, Jacksonville Florida. Bill Burroughs friend from Mexico City. I visited December 1953.

1953, printed later · No expuesta · Galería Nacional de Arte

William Burroughs, kitchen table, burlap bag of Yage brought back from Amazonas, 206 E. 7 St. NY. 1953. That's the bedroom standing closet through door behind his shoulder-- we slept there, time of _Yage Letters_ & _Queer_ mss.

1953, printed later · No expuesta · Galería Nacional de Arte

Donald Cook and his son Michael, an apartment near Columbia University, Francis Mechner in background, young psychology grad students. Later they proposed innovating Basic Systems Computer teaching machines. New York, Fall 1953.

1953, printed 1990 · No expuesta · Galería Nacional de Arte

Edward Hopper

Domingo por la mañana, 1930

Georgia O'Keeffe

Summer Days, 1936

Andy Warhol

Green Coca-Cola Bottles, 1962

Jasper Johns

Three Flags, 1958

George Bellows

Dempsey and Firpo, 1924

Edward Hopper

Second Story Sunlight, 1960

Charles Demuth

My Egypt, 1927

Memo Akten & Katie Hofstadter

The Thinking Ocean, 2026