2009.82.4

The Last Gathering of Beats, Poets, and Artists, City Lights Books, North Beach, San Francisco, 1965
1965
Art Acquisition Fund
2009.82.4

frame, mat, plex
signed in ink, BR below image
Edition number in ink at BL below image.
Micaëla Gallery, San Francisco, "Larry Keenan," September 6 - 30, 2006.

This is a black and white photograph of a group portrait in front of city Lights Books in San Francisco, 1965. Front row L to R: Robert LaVigne, Shig Murao, Larry Fagin, Leland Meyezove (lying down), Lew Welch, Peter Orlovsky. Second row: David Meltzer, Michael McClure, Allen Ginsberg, Daniel Langton, Steve (friend of Ginsberg), Richard Brautigan, Gary Goodrow, Nemi Frost. Back row: Stella Levy, Lawrence Ferlinghetti (with umbrella).

Micaëla Gallery printout:"THE LAST GATHERING OF BEATH POETS & ARTISTS, CITY LIGHTS BOOKS / North Beach, San Francisco 1965 / Lawrence Ferlinghetti wanted to document the 1965 Beat scene in San Francisco in the spirit of the early 20th century classic photographs of the Bohemian artists & writers in Paris. / The Beats, front row L to R: Robert LaVigne, Shig Murao, Larry Fagin, Leland Meyezove (lying down), Lew Welch, Peter Orlovsky. / Second row: David Meltzer, Michael McClure, Allen Ginsberg, Daniel Langton, Steve (friend of Ginsberg), Richard Brautigan, Gary Goodrow, Nemi Frost. / Back row: Stella Levy, Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Because this is a vertical image about half of the Beats attending are not shown."

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