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Modernist Beat Generation Urban Portrait, circa 1950s
Modernist Beat Generation Urban Portrait, circa 1950s

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

'Any Day in America', Social Realist, Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg
'Any Day in America', Social Realist, Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg

'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.

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1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

'Exterminator II', Large Beat Generation Diptych, Naked Lunch, Ginsberg
'Exterminator II', Large Beat Generation Diptych, Naked Lunch, Ginsberg

'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...

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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

'City Lights' San Francisco Beat Generation, Woman Artist, Bay Area Abstraction
'City Lights' San Francisco Beat Generation, Woman Artist, Bay Area Abstraction

'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...

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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Whimsical Modernist Beat Era Painting on Silver Leaf By Iris Brody, C. 1950s
Whimsical Modernist Beat Era Painting on Silver Leaf By Iris Brody, C. 1950s

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 ...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Silver Leaf

No Name

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...

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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Sculptural pottery form by Beat artist Miriam Hoffman.
Sculptural pottery form by Beat artist Miriam Hoffman.

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...

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1950s Surrealist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware, Glaze

Large Green Blenko Jug Vase 50's
Large Green Blenko Jug Vase 50's

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...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting by California Artist Carol Bernard 1960's
Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting by California Artist Carol Bernard 1960's

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.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Black Turtleneck 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Black Turtleneck 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait - Acrylic Painting by Robert Carroll - 1969 ca.
Portrait - Acrylic Painting by Robert Carroll - 1969 ca.

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.

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1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Paper Collage by Knute Stiles, 1961
Paper Collage by Knute Stiles, 1961

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...

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Vintage 1960s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Lawrence Lipton Photo Beatnik Beat Writer
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Lawrence Lipton Photo Beatnik Beat Writer

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...

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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Beat Artist "Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago
Beat Artist "Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago

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...

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

Deposition, 20th Century Figural Expressionist, On the Cross
Deposition, 20th Century Figural Expressionist, On the Cross

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...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Crucifixion, 20th Century Figural Expressionist Artist
Crucifixion, 20th Century Figural Expressionist Artist

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...

Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Beat Artist "Double Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago
Beat Artist "Double Witness" Lithograph Etching Lakeside Studio Chicago

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...

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

Photograph of William S. Burroughs at the Chelsea Hotel

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.

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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Fantastic Scene)
Untitled (Fantastic Scene)

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.

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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Double Faces, Variant #1
Double Faces, Variant #1

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.

Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Crying Mask with Unicorn, Variant #1
Crying Mask with Unicorn, Variant #1

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.

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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Cafe Life
Cafe Life

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.

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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Mixed Media

Seven Deadly Sins
Seven Deadly Sins

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.

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1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Beat Poet Peter Orlovsky Beatnik Photo
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Beat Poet Peter Orlovsky Beatnik Photo

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.

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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
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Poet Allen Ginsberg Howl Photo

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.

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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
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Jack Kerouac Street Sign Photo

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.

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Burt Lancaster, Vintage 1973 Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph

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...

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1970s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Feminist Protesting Vietnam War
Feminist Protesting Vietnam War

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, ...

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20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

World Champions Mets Parade - October 1969
World Champions Mets Parade - October 1969

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...

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20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photgraph Richard Nixon
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photgraph Richard Nixon

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...

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1970s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Gordon Parks, Alan King and Genevieve Young Vintage Silver Gelatin photo
Gordon Parks, Alan King and Genevieve Young Vintage Silver Gelatin photo

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...

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1970s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Original Fred Mcdarrah Press Photograph 1960's Woodstock Music Festival Photo
Original Fred Mcdarrah Press Photograph 1960's Woodstock Music Festival Photo

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 ...

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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Photo Mets Baseball Sports Photograph Americana
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Photo Mets Baseball Sports Photograph Americana

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...

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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
Original Fred Mcdarrah Press Photograph 1960's Woodstock Music Festival Photo

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...

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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Friedl Dzubas New York Artist
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Friedl Dzubas New York Artist

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...

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1950s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Large Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Terminal Patient Bird Cover
Large Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Terminal Patient Bird Cover

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...

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20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

John Cage, 1977, Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph
John Cage, 1977, Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph

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...

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1970s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Supporters of George McGovern for President
Supporters of George McGovern for President

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...

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20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Nixon Meets the Press, Republican Convention Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
Nixon Meets the Press, Republican Convention Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph

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 ...

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20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pierre Jacquemon Nature Goddess Drawing
Pierre Jacquemon Nature Goddess Drawing

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...

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20th Century Surrealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Vintage Photo SIlver Gelatin Photograph President Jimmy Carter by Fred Mcdarrah
Vintage Photo SIlver Gelatin Photograph President Jimmy Carter by Fred Mcdarrah

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...

Category

1970s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Call To Mohammad" Jose Ramon Lerma Mixed Media Assemblage Painting
"Call To Mohammad" Jose Ramon Lerma Mixed Media Assemblage Painting

"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...

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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
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Tibor de Nagy Portrait Photo NYC Gallery

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...

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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ivan Karp Sherman Drexler Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph New York City Photo
Ivan Karp Sherman Drexler Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph New York City Photo

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...

Category

20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Paul Georges Studio Painting Photo
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Paul Georges Studio Painting Photo

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...

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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Signed  Silver Gelatin Photograph Paul Georges Studio Painting Photo
Vintage Signed  Silver Gelatin Photograph Paul Georges Studio Painting Photo

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...

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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Syros Main Square
Syros Main Square

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...

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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Permanent Marker

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