May 19, 2011 - Sale 2248

Sale 2248 - Lot 326

Unsold
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500
GINSBERG, ALLEN (1926-1997)
Pair of striking photographs, comprising Kerouac and William Burroughs and Jack Kerouac on a fire escape. Silver prints, each approximately 7 1/2x11 inches (19.1x27.9 cm.), and the reverse, the first with Ginsberg's signature and caption, in ink, on recto and the other with the Ginsberg Trust stamp, with Bob Rosenthal's signature, on verso. 1953; printed 1984-1997

Additional Details

The caption on the first photograph reads "Wm Burroughs & Jack Kerouac mortally kidding 1953 September N.Y.C."