bird on extended hand

bird on extended hand, 1954

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: ink; paper

Credit line: Loaned by the Estate of William S. Burroughs

Accession number: L1990.025

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"Brion Gysin: A Selection of Books and Works on Paper," Feb-2005, Steve Goddard and Joanna Sternberg
This drawing of a trusting bird, perhaps a Marsh Owl
or Wood Owl, perched on the artist’s hand, was drawn in the year that Gysin opened a restaurant, 1001 Nights, in Tangiers. This restaurant afforded Gysin a venue to enjoy nightly performances of the flute music of the Master Musicians of Jajouka. It was also in this restaurant that Gysin and William S. Burroughs first met.