collotype 24 h × 4 w in (61 × 10 cm)
Titled and inscribed to frame verso possibly by Allen Ginsberg 'Tree of Life given [illegible] by Harry Smith Early 1960's Allen Ginsberg'.
provenance: Estate of Allen Ginsberg | Sotheby's, New York, Allen Ginsberg and Friends Including Property from the Estates of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, 7 October 1999, Lot 208 | Collection of Richard Metzger
exhibited: Beat Culture and the New America: 1950-1965, 9 November - 4 February 1996, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York | The Heavenly Tree Grows Downward: Harry Smith/Philip Taaffe/Fred Tomaselli, 20 September - 19 October 2002, James Cohen Gallery, New York
literature: “The Heavenly Tree Grows Downward: Harry Smith/Philip Taaffe/Fred Tomaselli,” Strauss, Artforum, January 2003, unpaginated The Heavenly Tree Grows Downward: Harry Smith/Philip Taaffe/Fred Tomaselli, James Cohen Gallery exhibition catalog, unpaginated
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