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

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Harold Chapman Peter Orlovsky and Allen Ginsberg in Rue St-Andre-des-Arts, Paris, December 1956. At that time they were living in Room 24 of the ‘Beat Hotel’
Silver Gelatin Print, Size 5 3/4 by 8”, signed, titled, stamped

Please find a brief introduction about the retrospective at part 01

Harold Chapman Eunice Richards and Volkmar von Alten in the reading room of the “Mistral” bookstore, Paris, summer 1959.
Silver Gelatin Print, Size 15 1/2 by 10 3/4″ on 16 by 12”, signed. Published in Harold Chapman – The Beat Hotel, page 46

Harold Chapman Verta Kali Smart from Philadelphia, and Bob Grosvenor in Room 9 of the Beat Hotel, Paris, January 1958. Silver Gelatin Print (Fiber), Size 8 ⅝ by by 6 ⅜” on 11 ⅞ by 9 ⅜”, signed on verso. Published in Harold Chapman – The Beat Hotel, page 96 and Harold Chapman – Beats A Paris, page 54

Harold Chapman
Christmas Eve 1956: Jiving to “Maxim Saury and his New Orleans Sound” at the Caveau de La Huchette. Entrance to the tightly packed, smoky, sweaty cellar was a mer 600 old French Franc. (Equivalent to 6 New French Franc in 1960 or 1$)

Silver Gelatin Print (Resin), Size 11 ¼” by 7 ⅝” on 11 ⅝ by 8”, signed on verso. Published in Harold Chapman – The Beat Hotel, page 42 and Harold Chapman – Beats A Paris, page 41

Harold Chapman
Scottish Folk singer Alex Campbell in the Monaco bar, Paris. Before the devaluation of the franc, the prices for the drinks were painted underneath saucers, and with each drink one ordered, another saucer was added to the pile. The hapless last survivor had to pay the bill.

Silver Gelatin Print (Fiber), Size 8 ⅛ by 11 ¼”, signed. Published in Harold Chapman – The Beat Hotel, page 23 and Harold Chapman – Beats A Paris, page 76

Harold Chapman
Young Couple, London, England 1960’s – Recruit about to return to his unit from leave and stay with his sweetheart.

Silver Gelatin Print, Size 9 ¾ by 7 ¼”, signed, stamped, titled

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Cordially,

Rolf Goellnitz