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Modernist Beat Generation Urban Portrait, circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A 1950s beat generation urban portrait of a man in a fedora, resembling the author William S
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Beat and Pieces: A Complete Story of the Beat Generation by F. Pivano Limited Ed
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beat Bible. Contains: Beat Books; Beat & Pieces: A Complete Story of the Beat Generation in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Expressionist Books
Materials
Wood, Paper
H 2 in W 19.5 in D 12 in
'American Action Abstract', Large Beat Generation Diptych, Naked Lunch, Ginsberg
By William S. Burroughs
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Naked Lunch' and the intellectual éminence grise of the Beat Generation. He remains "one of the most
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Any Day in America', Social Realist, Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg
By Ron Croci
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Croci" for Ron Croci (American, born 1945), and painted circa 1970.
A substantial, Social Realist watercolor showing a view of a ramshackle rust-belt landscape ...
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
'City Lights' San Francisco Beat Generation, Woman Artist, Bay Area Abstraction
By Joan Savo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
artists and beat poets that made their home in North Beach. During this early period, Savo contributed
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
H 30 in W 48 in D 0.13 in
Jack Kerouac, Black and White Photograph of Beat Generation Author with Friend
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
glasses, wearing a beret and friend Barbara Ferrara.
Beat Couple, 1959 by Burt Glinn is a gelatin silver
Category
1950s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
No Name
By William S. Burroughs
Located in New York, NY
American writer and visual artist, and one of the central authors of the Beat Generation. Born in St. Louis
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Large Green Blenko Jug Vase 50's
By Blenko Glass
Located in Litchfield, CT
hand-blown pieces, Blenko is part of the visual fabric of Pop Art America from the Beat generation to
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Portrait - Original Acrylic Painting by Robert Carroll - 1969 ca.
By Robert Carroll
Located in Roma, IT
associating with some of the most important writers and intellectuals of the beat generation, such as Allen
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 20.08 in W 14.38 in D 0.48 in
Portrait - Acrylic Painting by Robert Carroll - 1969 ca.
By Robert Carroll
Located in Roma, IT
important writers and intellectuals of the beat generation, such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac.
He did
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 20.08 in W 14.38 in D 0.48 in
Paper Collage by Knute Stiles, 1961
By Knute Stiles
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Krekorian, The Place, a well-known artists' bar in North Beach frequented by members of the Beat Generation
Category
Vintage 1960s Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Lawrence Lipton Photo Beatnik Beat Writer
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Beat Artist "Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago
Located in Surfside, FL
Oakland,
California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat
Generation: Gary Snyder, Allen
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Photograph of William S. Burroughs at the Chelsea Hotel
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
William S. Burroughs was an influential American writer and poet and a central figure of the Beat
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Fantastic Scene)
By Michael Bowen
Located in San Francisco, CA
icon of the American Beat Generation and the 1960s counterculture, Bowen is also known for his role in
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Double Faces, Variant #1
By Michael Bowen
Located in San Francisco, CA
books. An icon of the American Beat Generation and the 1960s counterculture, Bowen is also known for his
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Crying Mask with Unicorn, Variant #1
By Michael Bowen
Located in San Francisco, CA
icon of the American Beat Generation and the 1960s counterculture, Bowen is also known for his role in
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Cafe Life
By Michael Bowen
Located in San Francisco, CA
, bronze sculpture, collage, and handmade art books. An icon of the American Beat Generation and the 1960s
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mixed Media
Beat Artist "Double Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago
Located in Surfside, FL
Oakland,
California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat
Generation: Gary Snyder, Allen
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Lithograph
Seven Deadly Sins
By William S. Burroughs
Located in New York, NY
the last forty years of his life. He is a primary member of the Beat Generation, and regarded as an
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Beat Poet Peter Orlovsky Beatnik Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
McDarrah
Over a 50-year span, Fred W. McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Poet Allen Ginsberg Howl Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, philosopher and writer. He is considered to be one of the leading figures of both the Beat Generation during
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Peter Orlovsky, Herbert Huncke Beatnik Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Jack Kerouac Street Sign Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his method of spontaneous prose. Thematically
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Garden Splendor and wonder abstract and visual Stimulation Sculptural Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
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Ross has been through the full range of the art movement from the Beat Generation to the NY Abstract
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Coffee, Oil, Watercolor, Gouache
Ross Martin FinkGarden Splendor and wonder abstract and visual Stimulation Sculptural Painting, 1995
H 18.25 in W 16 in D 0.5 in
NYC Cabbie and Fare Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo Black White Street Photograph
By Ryan Weideman
Located in Surfside, FL
. Notable passengers include Allen Ginsberg—famed Beat Generation poet. The photo now belongs to the
Category
1990s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Iconic 1971 Large Original Framed Poster 'Bullfighting Alacete, Spain'
Located in Pewsey, GB
leading sex symbol, its contribution to the international beat generation.
As well as Diego Puerta who
Category
Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Fred Mcdarrah Press Photograph 1960's Woodstock Music Festival Photo
By (after) Fred Mcdarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Photo Mets Baseball Sports Photograph Americana
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art
Category
1970s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Original Fred Mcdarrah Press Photograph 1960's Woodstock Music Festival Photo
By (after) Fred Mcdarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Friedl Dzubas New York Artist
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors
Category
1950s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Large Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Terminal Patient Bird Cover
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors
Category
20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Burt Lancaster, Vintage 1973 Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
W. McDarrah
Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s
Category
1970s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Feminist Protesting Vietnam War
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Vietnam
October 23, 1972
Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the
Category
20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
World Champions Mets Parade - October 1969
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lower Manhattan Parade - Mets Championship '69
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photgraph Richard Nixon
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
. McDarrah
Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gordon Parks, Alan King and Genevieve Young Vintage Silver Gelatin photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
photographer Fred W. McDarrah
Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Cage, 1977, Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors
Category
1970s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Supporters of George McGovern for President
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Nixon Meets the Press, Republican Convention Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
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Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pierre Jacquemon Nature Goddess Drawing
Located in New York, NY
personal, poetic and humble path certainly influenced by the Beat Generation and American New Age
Category
20th Century Surrealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Vintage Photo SIlver Gelatin Photograph President Jimmy Carter by Fred Mcdarrah
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours
Category
1970s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Tibor de Nagy Portrait Photo NYC Gallery
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Call To Mohammad" Jose Ramon Lerma Mixed Media Assemblage Painting
By Jose Ramon Lerma
Located in Surfside, FL
first Chicano artists to attend a formal art school. A member of the Beat Generation, Lerma was among
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Ledge and Sea, Early Morning
By Nell Blaine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
expressive dances, and associating with Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie, and Beat Generation writer Jack
Category
1970s Abstract Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Paul Georges Studio Painting Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Paul Georges Studio Painting Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Beach at Malcesine
By Nell Blaine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
drums and improvising expressive dances, and associating with Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie, and Beat
Category
1980s American Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor
Ivan Karp Sherman Drexler Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph New York City Photo
By Fred W. McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Harbor From Banner Hill
By Nell Blaine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
dances, and associating with Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie, and Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Mixed Media
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor
Monograph: To Be Someone (Hand signed and inscribed "Love from Mary Heilmann")
By Mary Heilmann
Located in New York, NY
of Minimalism with the spontaneous ethos of the Beat Generation, and are always distinguishable by
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Philip Johnson, Architect, Lee Radziwill, Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors
Category
1970s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Bob Grant Radio Personality Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off
Category
1990s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Brazilian Actress Sonia Braga
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours
Category
1970s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Don King Boxing Promoter
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
turkeys to needy South Floridians.
Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat
Category
1990s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Sidney Janis, Conrad Janis, NYC
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Bernard Pfriem
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Art, and the Museum of Modern Art.
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Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Merce Cunningham 1981
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brooke Shields Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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