Object Details
referenced
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
maker
Remington Typewriter Company
Remington Typewriter Company
Description
San Francisco poet, artist, and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti was an influential figure of the 1950s Beat Generation and the social revolution of the 1960s. In 1956 he was arrested and tried on obscenity charges for publishing and selling Allen Ginsberg’s poem Howl. This landmark case established a key legal precedent for the publication of controversial literary pieces. His victory expanded the right to free speech and opened the way for an explosion of new works that tested the boundaries of literary expression.
Credit Line
George Krevsky Gallery
ID Number
2011.0054.01
accession number
2011.0054
catalog number
2011.0054.01
Object Name
typewriter
Typewriter
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
black (overall color)
white (overall color)
Measurements
overall: 9 in x 11 in; 22.86 cm x 27.94 cm
associated place
United States: California, San Francisco
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Political History: Political History, General History Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
Exhibition
American Democracy
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
used
Authors
referenced
poetry
Books
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1401496