Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti (Bronxville, NY. March 24, 1919 – February 22, 2021)
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A Big Conflict by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 2009, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 41 x 30
Berlin 1947 by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 1991, Oil on Canvas, 45 x 50
Untitled (On the Brink) by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 2008, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 36
Untitled (Falling) by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 1992, Monoprint, 30-1/4 x 22-1/4
Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021), famous as a poet and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers and Publishers in North Beach, was also a prolific expressionist artist. A cultural icon and prominent literary voice beginning with the 1950s Beat movement, he actively engaged in important political and social issues, which he wove into his dynamic paintings and drawings.