WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS AND ALLEN GINSBERG - Lot 294

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WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS AND ALLEN GINSBERG - Lot 294
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS AND ALLEN GINSBERG During the filming of Jerry Aronson’s documentary *The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg*, 1993. Photograph, vintage RC print, unmarked on the back. 23.5 x 20.2 cm, including white borders. Note: This photograph, taken in 1993, depicts William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg during the filming of the documentary *The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg*, directed by Jerry Aronson. Bringing together two of the most iconic figures of the Beat Generation, the image bears witness to an intellectual and artistic friendship that profoundly shaped American literature in the second half of the 20th century. Allen Ginsberg, author of the famous poem *Howl*, and William S. Burroughs, the prominent writer of *Naked Lunch* (*Le Festin nu*), helped redefine the boundaries of literary creation by exploring new forms of writing and challenging the social and cultural norms of their time. Produced at a time when Ginsberg was already regarded as a historic figure of American counterculture, the documentary traces his personal, artistic, and activist journey. This vintage print thus serves as a valuable testament to the last great representatives of a movement that exerted a considerable influence on literature, music, the visual arts, and the protest movements of the 20th century.
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