The Castro in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Allen Ginsberg
(1926-1997)
— Rainbow Honor Walk —
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, November 18, 2016
1. Allen Ginsberg Marker
Erected 2014 by Rainbow Honor Walk.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Rainbow Honor Walk series list.
Location. 37° 45.624′ N, 122° 26.1′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in The Castro. Marker is on Castro Street near 18th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 526 Castro Street, San Francisco CA 94114, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Alan Turing (a few steps from this marker); Sylvester (within shouting distance of this marker); Keith Haring (within shouting distance of this marker); Gertrude Stein (within shouting distance of this marker); Leonard Matlovich (within shouting distance of this marker); Harry Hay (within shouting distance of this marker); Harvey Milk (within shouting distance of this marker); Federico Garcia Lorca (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
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More about this marker. This marker is embedded in the sidewalk
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Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, November 18, 2016
2. Allen Ginsberg Marker
Photographed By Unknown
3. Allen Ginsberg
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, July 25, 2017
4. Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky
This 1980 portrait of Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) and Peter Orlovsky (1933-2010) by Raphael Soyer hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“Twentieth-century portrait painter Raphael Soyer continued to work in a realistic vein even as abstraction came to rule the art world. He was noted for his empathetic and sympathetic likenesses, especially of family and friends, such as the poet Allen Ginsberg. Soyer and Ginsberg were part of the post-World War II cultural scene in New York City, and they became friends after meeting in 1965. Ginsberg by then was famous as the author of 'Howl' the quintessential statement of postwar rebellion and many subsequent works. Sayer signals Ginsberg's poetic career by painting him holding a list that includes 'Howl' and 'Kaddish.' But Sayer really painted this dual portrait to commemorate the poet's long relationship with Peter Orlovsky, with whom he lived and worked for nearly forty years.” — National Portrait Gallery
“Twentieth-century portrait painter Raphael Soyer continued to work in a realistic vein even as abstraction came to rule the art world. He was noted for his empathetic and sympathetic likenesses, especially of family and friends, such as the poet Allen Ginsberg. Soyer and Ginsberg were part of the post-World War II cultural scene in New York City, and they became friends after meeting in 1965. Ginsberg by then was famous as the author of 'Howl' the quintessential statement of postwar rebellion and many subsequent works. Sayer signals Ginsberg's poetic career by painting him holding a list that includes 'Howl' and 'Kaddish.' But Sayer really painted this dual portrait to commemorate the poet's long relationship with Peter Orlovsky, with whom he lived and worked for nearly forty years.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 484 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 4. submitted on July 27, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
