Harold Chapman Online Retrospective of the Photographic Oeuvre in 24 Parts (16/24)

Courtesy of R. Goellnitz and R. Madera-Goellnitz, ©Photos by Harold Chapman ©Text by the Authors

Harold Chapman
The Beat Hotel, Paris – Piero Heliczer, poet of the ‘Dead Language Press’, visiting the Hotel for a free haircut. Silver Gelatin Print (Fiber), Size 4×6″, signed.

Please find a brief introduction about the retrospective at part 01

Harold Chapman
The Beat Hotel, Paris – Patrick Shelley, the English sensualist painter, and Allen Ginsberg, Room 25. Christmas 1956. Shelley introduced Harold Chapman to the Beat Hotel in the winter of that year. Silver Gelatin Print (Fiber), Size 4×6″, signed. Published in Harold Chapman – The Beat Hotel, page 134.

Harold Chapman
The Beat Hotel, Paris – “Cyclops”, Lester with Bob Grosnevor’s easel and paintings behind him, and Herb Kohl at the “Fête de Rois, January 1958. Silver Gelatin Print (Fiber), Size 4×6”, signed. Published in Harold Chapman – The Beat Hotel, page 95 (bottom)

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The Beat Hotel, Paris – Room 41. Thelma Shumsky and her Swedish friend Gun, who both helped to sell Chapman’s Polaroid pictures in the cafés. The bed served as a sofa during the day. Silver Gelatin Print (Fiber), Size 4×6″, signed. Published in Harold Chapman – The Beat Hotel, page 170 (top)

Harold Chapman
The Beat Hotel, Paris – Room 38. Dixie Nimmo, West Indien poet and novelist. On the walls is part of his large Art collection. Silver Gelatin Print (Fiber), Size 4×6″, signed. Published in Harold Chapman – The Beat Hotel, page 154 (top)

Harold Chapman
The Beat Hotel, Paris – Eyla, a pin-up model for the French photographer Serge Jacques, poses for Harold at the top of the stairs, which was a favorite spot with photographers for dramatic posed pictures. Silver Gelatin Print (Resin), Size 15 ½ by 10 ⅝” on 16 by 12, signed on verso. Published in Harold Chapman – The Beat Hotel, page 159 and Harold Chapman – Beats A Paris, page 47

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Cordially,

Rolf Goellnitz and RoxAnn Madera-Goellnitz