Angelheaded Hipsters

24 January – 2 April

They have become known as The Beat Generation; for Allen Ginsberg they were “just a bunch of friends looking to get published”. As writers, they were their own selfchroniclers, but Ginsberg was also their photographer. In these images selected from photographic agency Corbis, you can trace the early years of Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs as they moved towards the centre of the American literary consciousness. Later photographs feature Ginsberg’s New York peers and a small selection of works by other photographers charts the influence of the Beats.

In association with Corbis, the National Theatre’s Photographic Images Partner

Photo: Allen Ginsberg/CORBIS

Exhibition opening times:

Open Monday - Saturday from 9.30am - 11pm
and Sunday noon - 6pm (when there is a performance in the building)

From Mon 21 - Wed 23 March, the National Theatre foyers (including exhbitions) close at 8pm.

Please note the National Theatre is closed on Sun 27 March.

Angelheaded Hipsters finished on: 2 April 2011