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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
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

'Large American Action Abstract', Beat Generation, Diptych, Naked Lunch
By William S. Burroughs
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
' and the éminence grise of the Beat Generation. He remains "one of the most politically trenchant
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Expressionist Books

Materials

Wood, Paper

Surrealist Gouache, 'Kerouac, Orlovsky and Burroughs, The Beat Generation'
Located in Cotignac, FR
people were authors and founder members of the Beat Generation. The Beat Generation was a literary
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Watercolor, Crayon, Paper

'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 ...
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1970s Realist 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
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

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
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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
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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
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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
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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
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Vintage 1960s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Paper Collage by Knute Stiles, 1961
Paper Collage by Knute Stiles, 1961
H 32 in W 21.5 in D 1 in
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
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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
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

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
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

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
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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
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Double Faces, Variant #1
Double Faces, Variant #1
H 29.25 in W 20.75 in D 0.01 in
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
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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
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

Cafe Life
Cafe Life
H 30.75 in W 21.75 in D 0.01 in
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
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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
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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
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, 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
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

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
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Garden Splendor and wonder abstract and visual Stimulation Sculptural Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
. Ross has been through the full range of the art movement from the Beat Generation to the NY Abstract
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Coffee, Oil, Watercolor, Gouache

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
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1990s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rare vintage William S. Burroughs darkroom photograph ( William Burroughs 1982)
By William S. Burroughs
Located in NEW YORK, NY
edition of 2 AP's. William S. Burroughs: A primary figure of the Beat Generation, Burroughs profoundly
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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
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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
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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
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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

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
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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
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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic 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

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
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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
. ---- Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art
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20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Large Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Greenwich Village New York
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
verso. Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern
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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Pres. Jimmy Carter, March 29, 1976
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours
Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'Feeling Heart Beat' original signed Shona stone sculpture by Colleen Madamombe
By Colleen Madamombe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Feeling Heart Beat' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second generation
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

"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
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

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

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
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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

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

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
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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
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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

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. --- 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

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

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