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Allen Ginsberg — Robert Frank photographing Allen Ginsberg for Collected Poems 1947-1980 dust-jacket, Robert Frank studio, 1984
Allen Ginsberg

Robert Frank photographing Allen Ginsberg for Collected Poems 1947-1980 dust-jacket, Robert Frank studio, 1984

A silver print documenting poet Allen Ginsberg being photographed by Robert Frank in Frank's studio in 1984 for the dust jacket of Ginsberg's Collected Poems. This image captures a moment of creative collaboration between two iconic cultural figures.

Medium
silver print, printed before 1997

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In the Studio of Paolo Roversi

July 1, 2021

Estimate: $4,000$6,000

Lot 42

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Allen Ginsberg, Robert Frank photographing Allen Ginsberg for Collected Poems 1947-1980 dust-jacket, Robert Frank studio, 1984

A silver print documenting poet Allen Ginsberg being photographed by Robert Frank in Frank's studio in 1984 for the dust jacket of Ginsberg's Collected Poems. This image captures a moment of creative collaboration between two iconic cultural figures.

Medium
silver print, printed before 1997
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Poetry, Documentary, Studio Photography, 1984, Portrait, Cultural Icons, Black and White

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