31. Hank O'Neal
Marsha Johnson (1977)
Starting Bid: $3,500
Reserve not met
Estimate:
$4,200 - $5,000
Ended
Timed Auction
Film and Pixel: Photography
ARTIST
Hank O'Neal
Location
New York, USA
Size
11 x 14 in. (approx.)
Description
1977
11 x 14 in. (approx.)
Gelatin Silver Print
Excellent condition. Unframed
Signed by Hank O'Neal and captioned by Allen Ginsberg
This photographs is a part of a group of twenty-four (24) that were assembled in 2006 that were travelled and exhibited in six different galleries in the United States and Canada. Each print has a photographic reproduction of Allen Ginsberg's caption displayed in a window below. Several of these prints are offered in this auction.
Allen Ginsberg's caption reads:
11 x 14 in. (approx.)
Gelatin Silver Print
Excellent condition. Unframed
Signed by Hank O'Neal and captioned by Allen Ginsberg
This photographs is a part of a group of twenty-four (24) that were assembled in 2006 that were travelled and exhibited in six different galleries in the United States and Canada. Each print has a photographic reproduction of Allen Ginsberg's caption displayed in a window below. Several of these prints are offered in this auction.
Allen Ginsberg's caption reads:
If I keep dressing like this
Ill save the world from
nuclear apocalypse. But will anyone
love me for it? I'll save the world
anyway. I now what looks good.
An artist's rendering using O'Neal's photograph of Marsha Johnson that will be installed at the entrance to the new Marsha P. Johnson State Park in Brooklyn.
This work was featured in the Swann catalog for their first gay oriented auction. O'Neal's photographs with Allen Ginsberg's captions were the highest estimated items and the highlight of the sale.
* This amount excludes shipping fees, applicable taxes, and will have a 20% Buyer's Premium.
Condition
Excellent condition. Unframed
Medium
Gelatin Silver Print
Signature
Signed by Hank O"Neal and captioned by Allen Ginsberg
