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.
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Paint
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.
Paint
'Any Day in America', Social Realist, Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg
By Ron Croci
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Any Day in America' by Ron Croci. Social Realist, Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg ----- Signed lower right, "Croci" for Ron Croci (American, born 1945), and painted circa 1970.
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
$85,000
'Exterminator II', Large Beat Generation Diptych, Naked Lunch, Ginsberg
By William S. Burroughs
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An icon of twentieth-century counter-culture, William Burroughs was the seminal, postmodern author of 'The Naked Lunch' and the intellectual éminence grise of the Beat Generation. He...
Canvas, Acrylic
Beat and Pieces: A Complete Story of the Beat Generation by F. Pivano Limited Ed
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beat Generation by Fonda Giovanna. Beat Bible 2 books in 1: "Beat & Pieces" and "Beat Books".
Wood, Paper
$7,500
'City Lights' San Francisco Beat Generation, Woman Artist, Bay Area Abstraction
By Joan Savo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'City Lights' by Joan Savo, 1960. San Francisco Beat Generation, Woman Artist, Bay Area Abstraction ----- Signed lower right, 'Savo' for Joan Savo (American, 1918-1992) and dated 19...
Masonite, Oil
Whimsical Modernist Beat Era Painting on Silver Leaf By Iris Brody, C. 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A whimsical painting on silverleaf by the tragically short lived Beat Generation artist Iris Brody (1927-1961). She was a fixture of the Greenwich Village bohemian arts scene during ...
Silver Leaf
No Name
By William S. Burroughs
Located in New York, NY
Willam Seward Burroughs (1914-1997) was a postmodern American writer and visual artist, and one of the central authors of the Beat Generation. Born in St. Louis, Burroughs attended H...
Paper, Permanent Marker
Sculptural pottery form by Beat artist Miriam Hoffman.
Located in Colfax, CA
Soon, Hoffman became affiliated with the Six Gallery, a supremely important artist cooperative in San Francisco history, and the venue of ‘the Six Gallery reading’ which is now known...
Earthenware, Glaze
Large Green Blenko Jug Vase 50's
By Blenko Glass
Located in Litchfield, CT
Known for their colorful large hand-blown pieces, Blenko is part of the visual fabric of Pop Art America from the Beat generation to the swinging seventies, and still going strong to...
Blown Glass
Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting by California Artist Carol Bernard 1960's
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carol Bernard was part of the Beat Generation Era in Greenwich Village before moving west and becoming part of the California Abstract Expressionist Movement.
Canvas, Paint
$2,500
Black Turtleneck 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
By Kehinde Mayowa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Inspired by the iconic black turtleneck, a symbol of rebellion and nonconformity that has transcended generations. From the Beat Generation’s rejection of mainstream values to the Bl...
Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait - Acrylic Painting by Robert Carroll - 1969 ca.
By Robert Carroll
Located in Roma, IT
Since the end of 1950s he has been associating with some of the most important writers and intellectuals of the beat generation, such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac.
Acrylic
$1,800
wall sculpture, abstract sculpture, metal and wood, wall relief, "City Lights 8"
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The title also refers to the celebrated San Francisco bookstore of the same name founded by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a poet of the Beat Generation. As does the city, these wall sculptu...
Metal
$1,800
wall sculpture, abstract sculpture, metal and wood, wall relief, "City Lights 7"
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The title also refers to the celebrated San Francisco bookstore of the same name founded by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a poet of the Beat Generation. As does the city, these wall sculptu...
Metal
$1,800
wall sculpture, abstract sculpture, metal and wood, wall relief, "City Lights 5"
By Richard Taylor
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The title also refers to the celebrated San Francisco bookstore of the same name founded by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a poet of the Beat Generation. As does the city, these wall sculptu...
Metal
Paper Collage by Knute Stiles, 1961
By Knute Stiles
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Army during World War II; worked the salmon boats in Alaska; co-managed, with Leo Krekorian, The Place, a well-known artists' bar in North Beach frequented by members of the Beat Gen...
Paper
$1,100
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Lawrence Lipton Photo Beatnik Beat Writer
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Lawrence Lipton May 17 1965 photographer Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-B...
Silver Gelatin
Beat Artist "Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago
Located in Surfside, FL
Upon completion of his military service in Japan in 1955, Will Petersen settled in Oakland, California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat Generation: Gary Snyder...
Etching, Lithograph
Deposition, 20th Century Figural Expressionist, On the Cross
By Robert Carroll
Located in Beachwood, OH
Upon graduation in 1957, he cultivated an interest in nuclear physics during his obligatory stint in the armed forces; afterwards he became friends with protagonists of the beat gene...
Oil
Crucifixion, 20th Century Figural Expressionist Artist
By Robert Carroll
Located in Beachwood, OH
Upon graduation in 1957, he cultivated an interest in nuclear physics during his obligatory stint in the armed forces; afterwards he became friends with protagonists of the beat gene...
Oil
Beat Artist "Double Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago
Located in Surfside, FL
Upon completion of his military service in Japan in 1955, Will Petersen settled in Oakland, California, where he met some of the most active poets of the Beat Generation: Gary Snyder...
Etching, Lithograph
Photograph of William S. Burroughs at the Chelsea Hotel
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Burroughs was an influential American writer and poet and a central figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s. He is perhaps best known for his 1959 novel Naked Lunch.
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Fantastic Scene)
By Michael Bowen
Located in San Francisco, CA
There he met and joined with other influential Beat Generation artists including Wallace Berman, John Altoon, and Dennis Hopper.
Etching, Aquatint
Double Faces, Variant #1
By Michael Bowen
Located in San Francisco, CA
There he met and joined with other influential Beat Generation artists including Wallace Berman, John Altoon, and Dennis Hopper.
Etching, Aquatint
Crying Mask with Unicorn, Variant #1
By Michael Bowen
Located in San Francisco, CA
There he met and joined with other influential Beat Generation artists including Wallace Berman, John Altoon, and Dennis Hopper.
Etching, Aquatint
Cafe Life
By Michael Bowen
Located in San Francisco, CA
There he met and joined with other influential Beat Generation artists including Wallace Berman, John Altoon, and Dennis Hopper.
Mixed Media
Seven Deadly Sins
By William S. Burroughs
Located in New York, NY
He is a primary member of the Beat Generation, and regarded as an avant-garde author who affected popular culture as well as literature.
Screen, Woodcut
$1,800
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Beat Poet Peter Orlovsky Beatnik 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-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests.
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Poet Allen Ginsberg Howl Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
He is considered to be one of the leading figures of both the Beat Generation during the 1950s and the counterculture that soon followed.
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Peter Orlovsky, Herbert Huncke Beatnik Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
He was a member of the Beat Generation and is reputed to have coined the term.
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Jack Kerouac Street Sign Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his method of spontaneous prose.
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$2,150
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 Expressionists and the Figural school.
Coffee, Oil, Watercolor, Gouache
$950
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 Brooklyn Museum.
Silver Gelatin
$14,500
San Francisco Bay Area Abstract Expressionist oil painting by Charles Safford
Located in Colfax, CA
Safford exhibited regularly in San Francisco, including at the now famous Six Gallery, known to be the launching point of the Beat Generation of San Francisco, CA. Safford also exhi...
Canvas, Oil
Burt Lancaster, Vintage 1973 Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph
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 art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitato...
Silver Gelatin
Feminist Protesting Vietnam War
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Grace Atkinson Being Arrested As She Demonstrates Against Richard Nixon's War in Vietnam October 23, 1972 Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, ...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$1,500
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Manhattan Parade Mets Championship 1969 Photo
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 art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitato...
Silver Gelatin
World Champions Mets Parade - October 1969
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 art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitato...
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 art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitato...
Silver Gelatin
Gordon Parks, Alan King and Genevieve Young Vintage Silver Gelatin photo
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 art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitato...
Silver Gelatin
Original Fred Mcdarrah Press Photograph 1960's Woodstock Music Festival Photo
By (after) Fred Mcdarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
People walking alongside puddle at Woodstock in Bethel NY - 1969 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s ...
Photographic Paper
$1,800
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Photo Mets Baseball Sports Photograph Americana
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Youth at mets Game waiting for Autograph on August 20th, 1970 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s pos...
Silver Gelatin
Original Fred Mcdarrah Press Photograph 1960's Woodstock Music Festival Photo
By (after) Fred Mcdarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
People walking alongside puddle at Woodstock in Bethel NY 1969 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s po...
Photographic Paper
$1,200
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Friedl Dzubas New York Artist
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 movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and soc...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$2,200
Large Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Terminal Patient Bird Cover
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Man in Wheel Chair , Titled Terminal patient, Bird Cover Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-B...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
John Cage, 1977, Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph
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 art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitato...
Silver Gelatin
Supporters of George McGovern for President
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
This Was a Convention in New York, July 12 1972 ---- Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadw...
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
$1,200
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 movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators ...
Silver Gelatin
$3,000
"Sand-Orange" Abstract Figural Amorphous Figure, Mid-century Isreali Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
He considered himself to be strongly influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche and the Marquis de Sade, as well as, by surrealism's artists such as André Masson and Hans Bellmer, Dada, the S...
Oil
Pierre Jacquemon Nature Goddess Drawing
Located in New York, NY
He always followed a very personal, poetic and humble path certainly influenced by the Beat Generation and American New Age atmosphere, as described in Irving Stettner's Stroker: "Af...
Paper, Mixed Media
$2,600
Vintage Photo SIlver Gelatin Photograph President Jimmy Carter by Fred Mcdarrah
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 art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitato...
Silver Gelatin
"Call To Mohammad" Jose Ramon Lerma Mixed Media Assemblage Painting
By Jose Ramon Lerma
Located in Surfside, FL
José Ramón Lerma, an abstract landscape painter from the Salinas Valley and one of the first Chicano artists to attend a formal art school. A member of the Beat Generation, Lerma was...
Mixed Media, Oil
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Tibor de Nagy Portrait Photo NYC Gallery
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Tibor De Nagy - October 11 1960 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off...
Silver Gelatin
Ivan Karp Sherman Drexler Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph New York City Photo
By Fred W. McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Karp wrote a comic novel, "Doobie Doo", about love between pop artists. --- Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art move...
Silver Gelatin
$1,100
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Paul Georges Studio Painting Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Paul Georges poses with self portrait with wife - January 6th 1967 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Paul Georges with Painting Jan 6, 1967 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Over a 50-ye...
Silver Gelatin
$1,100
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Paul Georges Studio Painting Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
Paul Georges with Painting Jan 6, 1967 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, i...
Silver Gelatin
Syros Main Square
By Nell Blaine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shortly after, she married a jazz musician and immersed herself in the world of jazz, beating drums and improvising expressive dances, and associating with Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gil...
Ink, Permanent Marker