Rare William S. Burroughs darkroom photograph (William Burroughs photograph)

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William S. Burroughs photograph c. 1982: This rare portrait of William Burroughs was captured by Marjorie Sovaa (Foy) - a prolific photojournalist in downtown Manhattan’s art scene from late 1970s until her passing in 2021. Most notably she worked as a freelance photographer for several seminal New York publications including The Village Voice and The Advocate. Medium: Silver gelatin print on double-weight fiber paper. Dimensions: 11x14 inches. Good to very good overall vintage condition with crisp, sharp tones; tape marks in 2 upper areas. William S. Burroughs: A primary figure of the Beat Generation, Burroughs profoundly influenced literature, media and successive generations of youth movements. In his incisive essays, longer fictional works, multimedia and visual art, he worked to expose political, economic and cultural control systems. Burroughs graduated from Harvard in anthropology. He mentored Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg in New York, where jointly they made a pact to change the course of literature. Burroughs explored relationships between word and image and, parallel to his literary output, made photographs and collages. The artist Brion Gysin introduced him to the powerful ‘cut-up’ technique, leading to influential collaborations between the two. When Gysin died in 1986, Burroughs honored his friend by producing hundreds of paintings, collages and pieces of "shotgun art." In 1988, October Gallery held the first solo exhibition of Burroughs' work outside the United States and in 1990 presented Two Collaborations: Keith Haring and William S. Burroughs. In 2012, All out of time and into space featured his space age art. On 2 August 1997, Burroughs passed away at home. at the age of 83. Related Categories: William Burroughs. Jack Kerouac. Allen Ginsberg.

Creation Year:
c. 1982
Dimensions:
Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)
Medium:
Silver Gelatin
Movement & Style:
Pop Art
After:
William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997, American)
Period:
1980-1989
Condition:
Gallery Location:
NEW YORK, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU35439958752

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