WASHINGTON, DC.- Some of the most compelling photographs
taken by renowned 20th-century American poet Allen Ginsberg
(1926–1997) of
himself and his fellow Beat poets and writers—including William S.
Burroughs, Neal Cassady, Gregory Corso, and Jack Kerouac are the
subject
of the first scholarly exhibition and catalogue of these works.
Beat
Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg explores all facets of
his
photographs through 79 black-and-white portraits, on view at the
National
Gallery of Art, Washington, from May 2 through September 6, 2010.