The Pajama Party

Philip Whalen, Sensei, in his peaceful chair, my apartment living room,
East 12th Street New York March 1984. he was visiting East coast to give
readings N.Y. and Buffalo, calm poet. ‘What are you reading?’ ‘I’m
not reading I’m just turning the pages.’ (Ginsberg caption.)
photo c. Allen Ginsberg Estate]

The Invention of the Letter: A Beastly Morality by Philip Whalen

Invention of of the Letter #16 (sample drawing).

And God descended to Adam’s side and abstracted Eve therefrom, telling her ‘Never let him sleep,
in the afternoon. Make him keep drawing and writing.”


Julian Schnabel – photo by Annie Leibovitz
(photo via)

Happy birthday J.S.

Steve Nash & Julian Schnabel (previous post)

Navigation Drawing – J. S.

Two friends at home by Diane Arbus – 1965 (photo via)

Revealed and discovered – Diane Arbus (previous post)